New Delhi has issued notice to the search engine giant Google for showing what India considers Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as Pakistani territory.
The disputed map comes up on Google Insights for Search and Indian authorities have asked Google to immediately correct this ‘inaccuracy’.
“There had been media reports that Google Images had been depicting India’s international boundaries incorrectly. Upon learning this, minister of state for communications and IT Sachin Pilot instructed the department of information technology to inquire into the matter and to take necessary steps to ensure that the depiction is made accurate,” said a statement from Mr Pilot’s office.
Following this, the IT department issued a notice to Google India on Saturday.
“The map of India available through www.google.com/insights shows certain parts of Jammu and Kashmir as a part of a different country. As per the India Information Technology Act, 'any wrongful depiction of Indian map and its boundaries is liable for action,' notice further said. Minister said the government will wait for Google to respond and then take 'appropriate action at an appropriate time'.
Kashmir claimed by both India and Pakistan, has been partitioned for decades, with local population up in arms demanding freedom. India controls the southeast part, Pakistan the northwest and China a smaller uninhabited portion to the northeast.
UN maintains a peacekeeping force in Kashmir, to monitor the Line of Control, that divides the tourist haven between the two nuclear powers. India and Pakistan have failed to resolve the dispute which erupted with the departure of British from the region in 1947.
Source: kashmirobserver
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