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(a) Whether government are aware of the new territorial map which has been brought out by USA in respect of the State of Jammu and Kashmir;
(b) if so, the changes, if any, identified by the Government in the said territorial map;
(c) the political implications involved as a consequence thereof; and
(d) the reaction of the Government thereto?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI VINOD KHANNA)
(a) Yes. Map of India incorrectly depicting the boundary of the State of Jammu and Kashmir which had been brought out by a US agency was briefly available on agency’s website and has since been withdrawn.
(b),(c)&(d) Government of India only recognise the maps brought out by the designated agency Survey of India. The maps published by other publishers & agencies have no legal effect on India’s boundaries and territorial integrity as these are not accepted, adopted, recognized or acquiesced in by the Government of India.