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PTI | Nov 22, 2011, 09.12AM IST
WASHINGTON: The US State Department has removed
"inaccurate" maps of India and
Pakistan from its website which
did not reflect the correct
boundary and geographical
locations.
"We have taken the map (of India)
off the website. It did contain
some inaccuracies which were
associated with the boundaries of
some geographic features, " State
Department spokesperson Victoria
Nuland told reporters at a news
conference on Monday.
"My understanding is that is the
way that it was inaccurate, that it
wasn't drawn properly," Nuland
said.
"We will put up the new map
when we acquire one that we are
confident is accurate, " she said in
response to a question but did not
answer questions from where such
inaccurate map came from.
"This was unintentional. We're
going to get the map fixed and put
up a fixed map," Nuland said.
The State Department is also
pulling out such maps from other
sections of its website, she said
adding that this was unintentional.
The State Department pulled out
from its website the maps of both
India and Pakistan, as they showed
***************** Kashmir (***)
as part of Pakistan, which was first
reported by the Times of India,
following which the Indian
government had lodged a strong
protest with the State Department.
Under its A-Z list of countries, the
website www.state. gov carries
profiles and maps of all countries
with which the US has diplomatic
The Times of India on Mobile
WASHINGTON: The US State Department has removed
"inaccurate" maps of India and
Pakistan from its website which
did not reflect the correct
boundary and geographical
locations.
"We have taken the map (of India)
off the website. It did contain
some inaccuracies which were
associated with the boundaries of
some geographic features, " State
Department spokesperson Victoria
Nuland told reporters at a news
conference on Monday.
"My understanding is that is the
way that it was inaccurate, that it
wasn't drawn properly," Nuland
said.
"We will put up the new map
when we acquire one that we are
confident is accurate, " she said in
response to a question but did not
answer questions from where such
inaccurate map came from.
"This was unintentional. We're
going to get the map fixed and put
up a fixed map," Nuland said.
The State Department is also
pulling out such maps from other
sections of its website, she said
adding that this was unintentional.
The State Department pulled out
from its website the maps of both
India and Pakistan, as they showed
***************** Kashmir (***)
as part of Pakistan, which was first
reported by the Times of India,
following which the Indian
government had lodged a strong
protest with the State Department.
Under its A-Z list of countries, the
website www.state. gov carries
profiles and maps of all countries
with which the US has diplomatic
The Times of India on Mobile