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India Reacts After New UN Map Shows Arunachal, Aksai Chin As Separate Regions

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Sanstuti Nath
India Reacts After New UN Map Shows Arunachal, Aksai Chin As Separate Regions
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India has flagged the "anomalies" in the new world map issued by the United Nations after it depicted Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin -- two integral parts of the country-- as separate regions positioned between the Indian and Chinese border claims. The move came days after India backed the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution calling for more accurate and equitable cartographic representation of the world's regions. The foreign ministry said India has backed the resolution focused on promoting equal-area maps, but its support should not be interpreted as approval of any specific map."On your question about the UNGA resolution, when this resolution was adopted, we favoured the resolution and voted in favour of the resolution.

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