The government of India has long been*obsessed with maps that failed to show its*official and “correct” borders—i.e., maps that showed the Pakistan-controlled parts of Jammu and Kashmir as part of Pakistan, or Chinese-controlled*Aksai Chin and Chinese-claimed*Arunachal Pradesh as part of China. Maps for an international audience that showed the de facto situation on the ground rather than the Indian claim have been*censored at the border. Now things have escalated: a draft bill proposes drastic penalties:*up to seven years in prison and a fine of up to Rs 100 crore (about $15 million U.S.; 1 crore = 10 million) for publishing a map or geospatial data with the “wrong” boundaries. News coverage:*Hindustani Times,*Quartz India,*Washington Post. [Stefan Geens/WMS]
Previously:*India Censors The Economist’s Kashmir Map;*India’s Mapping Panic Continues;*The Survey of India Isn’t Helping;*India Stamps Publications’ “Incorrect” Maps at the Border;*Maps Must Be Cleared by the Survey of India;*Google Earth, India and Security—Again;*Google Earth: Indian Reactions.
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Previously:*India Censors The Economist’s Kashmir Map;*India’s Mapping Panic Continues;*The Survey of India Isn’t Helping;*India Stamps Publications’ “Incorrect” Maps at the Border;*Maps Must Be Cleared by the Survey of India;*Google Earth, India and Security—Again;*Google Earth: Indian Reactions.
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