The Ministry of External Affairs affirmed India’s diplomatic endorsement of a United Nations resolution adopting modern equal-area cartographic projections, while stipulating that all international publications must accurately depict the sovereign boundaries of Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh.
The global resolution, debated at the United Nations General Assembly, advocates transitioning away from distorted historical Mercator projections toward true-scale equal-area world maps that reflect realistic landmass proportions across the Global South. While welcoming the scientific and educational benefits of fair geographic representation, New Delhi submitted a formal interpretive declaration safeguarding its territorial integrity.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated during a media briefing that India’s support is conditional upon international agencies adhering strictly to official survey maps published by the Survey of India. The official communication underlined that the entire territories of Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh remain integral and inalienable parts of the Union of India.
Indian diplomats in New York cautioned UN technical committees against relying on inaccurate or politically biased boundary lines in digital GIS databases. The government clarified that digital cartographic datasets distributed by international multilateral organizations must not compromise on recognized sovereign borders under the guise of projection harmonization.
Geographers and international relations scholars noted that the UN equal-area cartography initiative marks a significant structural update to global educational materials. Indian authorities reiterated that domestic legal regulations under the Criminal Law Amendment Act continue to prohibit the dissemination of distorted territorial depictions within national jurisdiction.
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