Maps not as per India
Official maps and websites of other countries and organisations that show India's borders wrongly, and India's response.
| Country or organisation | What the map shows | When | India's response | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahfuz Alam, adviser to Bangladesh's interim governmentBangladesh interim-government adviser's map post (2024) | A social-media post on 16 December (Bangladesh's Victory Day) with a map showing parts of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam as part of Bangladesh. | 16 December 2024 | On 20 December 2024 the MEA spokesperson said India had strongly registered a protest. He said such comments underline the need for responsibility in public statements and noted that the post had reportedly been taken down. | Corrected |
| Ministry of Natural Resources, People's Republic of ChinaChina's 2023 "standard map" | The 2023 edition of China's "standard map" showed Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin inside China. | 28 August 2023 | On 29 August 2023 the MEA spokesperson said India had lodged a strong protest and rejected the claims as having no basis. The External Affairs Minister said putting out maps with claims to India's territory changes nothing. | Not corrected |
| Ministry of Civil Affairs, People's Republic of ChinaChina's invented names for places in Arunachal Pradesh | "Standardised" Chinese names for mountains, rivers, towns and other places in Arunachal Pradesh, published as lists and on Chinese maps. The fourth list (2024) had 30 names and the fifth (2025) had 27. | 2017, 2021, 2023, April 2024, May 2025 | In April 2024 the MEA said that assigning invented names will not alter the reality that Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India. In May 2025 it called the attempt vain and preposterous and said creative naming will not alter the undeniable reality. | Not corrected |
| Ministry of Public Security, People's Republic of ChinaMap printed in China's e-passports (2012) | A background map on the inside pages of the new e-passports showed Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin inside China. | Passports issued from May 2012; the row broke out in November 2012 | The External Affairs Minister called the map unacceptable. The Government told Parliament that the Embassy and Consulates in China had started stamping a seal with India's map, showing its correct external boundaries, on visas in such passports. | Not corrected |
| Government of Nepal (Cabinet decision; Nepal Rastra Bank to print the note)Nepal's new 100-rupee note map (2024) | Redesign of the 100-rupee note to carry Nepal's 2020 map, which includes Indian territory in Uttarakhand. | Cabinet decisions of 25 April and 2 May 2024, announced 3 May 2024 | EAM S. Jaishankar said India's position is very clear. He said the two sides were discussing boundary matters through an established platform when Nepal acted unilaterally, and that this would not change the situation or the reality on the ground. | Not corrected |
| Government of NepalNepal's revised political map (2020) | A new official map, later written into Nepal's constitution, showed Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura (Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand) as Nepalese territory. | May 2020; constitutional amendment June 2020 | The MEA called it a unilateral act, not based on historical facts and evidence. It said such artificial enlargement of territorial claims will not be accepted by India. It asked Nepal to respect India's sovereignty and resolve boundary matters through dialogue. | Not corrected |
| Government of PakistanPakistan's "political map" (August 2020) | Showed all of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, and Junagadh and Manavadar in Gujarat, as part of Pakistan or as "disputed" territory. | 4 August 2020 | An MEA press statement called it an exercise in political absurdity that lays untenable claims to territories in the Indian State of Gujarat and the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. It said these claims have neither legal validity nor international credibility. | Not corrected |
| Pakistan's representative at the SCO national security advisers' meetingPakistan's map at the SCO NSAs' meeting (September 2020) | Displayed the August 2020 "political map" claiming Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh and Junagadh during the meeting. | 15 September 2020 | The MEA said Pakistan's NSA deliberately projected a fictitious map that Pakistan had recently been propagating. It said he did so in blatant disregard of the host's advisory and in violation of the meeting's norms. The Indian side left in protest after consulting the host. | Not corrected |
| Saudi Arabian Monetary AuthoritySaudi Arabia's G20 20-riyal banknote (2020) | The world map on the commemorative 20-riyal note left Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh out of India. | Issued 24 October 2020 | The MEA spokesperson said India conveyed its serious concern through Saudi Arabia's Ambassador in New Delhi and in Riyadh. He called it a gross misrepresentation of India's external boundaries and asked for urgent corrective steps. The MEA later said the Saudi side had noted India's concerns. | Not known |
| Twitter (now X)Twitter careers-page map (2021) | A world map in the "Tweep Life" section of Twitter's careers site showed Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh as separate from India. | 28 June 2021 | Government officials said that because the map was on Twitter's own site, Twitter was responsible for it as a publisher, not as an intermediary. A police complaint was also filed. Twitter removed the map that evening. | Corrected |
| Twitter (now X)Twitter geotag showing Leh in China (2020) | Twitter's location geotag placed Leh, the headquarters of the UT of Ladakh, in China. After a first fix, it showed Leh as part of Jammu & Kashmir instead of Ladakh. | 18–19 October 2020; second notice 9 November 2020 | The MeitY Secretary wrote to Twitter's CEO expressing strong disapproval. He reminded Twitter that Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir are integral and inalienable parts of India. Parliament's Joint Committee on the Data Protection Bill questioned Twitter, which apologised in writing. MeitY sent a second notice on 9 November 2020 over showing Leh in J&K. | Partly corrected |
| World Health OrganizationWHO COVID-19 dashboard map (2021) | On the WHO COVID-19 dashboard, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh were shaded differently from the rest of India. Later reports said parts were shown with Pakistan's and China's data. | January 2021 | India's Permanent Representative in Geneva raised it with the WHO Director-General. The Government told Rajya Sabha (February 2021) that it had taken the matter up strongly and reiterated its position on the correct depiction of India's boundaries. WHO then added a disclaimer to the portal. | Partly corrected |
| Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)Wikipedia map showing Aksai Chin in China (2020) | A map linked from the article on Bhutan–India relations showed Aksai Chin as part of China. | Order dated 27 November 2020; reported December 2020 | MeitY ordered Wikipedia, under Section 69A of the IT Act, to remove the link. It said the map violated India's sovereignty and territorial integrity. | Not known |
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