Question : GOOGLE SATELLITE MAPS



(a) whether the Google Satellite Maps are showing areas of Arunachal Pradesh as parts of China;

(b) if so, whether the Government has sought clarification from the Google Officials; and

(c) if so, the outcome thereof?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI S. M. KRISHNA)

(a) to (c) Government is aware of reports to such effect. The matter was taken up with Google. Google issued a statement in August, 2009 admitting that it was the result of an error in processing of data. The error has since been corrected in the Google Maps for India .