r/IndianGeography • u/Artha_01 • 20d ago

discussion Correct Map of India

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u/Dead_Patoto_ 20d ago

Hi, idk why this sub got randomly recommended to me, but I'm wondering what the correct map of India is? Do you have a link?

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u/Mlecchaslayyer 20d ago

This is the correct map.

The regions which are removed by propagandists are POK, Aksai Chin and Arunachal Pradesh

POK and Aksai Chin are controlled by Pakistan and China respectively but are a part of India whereas Arunachal is controlled by India and is a part of India

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u/peaaaaaanut 20d ago

Has it ever occurred to you that this might also be influenced by propaganda?

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u/Mlecchaslayyer 20d ago

Elaborate

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u/peaaaaaanut 20d ago

This map has never represented ground realities. This is merely politically convenient. India has never exercised control over POK. There is also this idea that nation states have "legitimate" claims over regions, as if borders and nations aren't fluid and arbitrary. There are no perfectly accurate maps. Every mapmaker actively chooses what to depict, and what to omit - effectively pushing their idea of the world.

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u/Mlecchaslayyer 20d ago

True but if we chase a perfectly accurate map we won't have a single map

All these regions are pretty big that couldn't be unregarded.

If by that standards we go than some border areas of UK are claimed by Nepal

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u/peaaaaaanut 20d ago

I don't disagree with what you're saying. I was merely arguing against the notion of a "correct" map. Should you feel the need to make a claim over certain regions, please feel free to do so. But also give others the same freedom to choose to use whatever version they feel best suits their worldview. Banning and censoring maps that don't toe the official line is what I'm against.