India strongly Opposes, US over Map goof up

Washington: United States has placed a new controversial map of India reflecting its long standing official position on the country's geographical boundaries along Pakistan, its spokesman of US Department acknowledged of having made a " goof up" in this regard, which had resulted in a strong opposition from New Delhi.

"We made a goof and we fixed it and we're now back in compliance with our own cartographical policy," US spokesperson Victoria Nuland told media at her daily news conference as she also said that the department is working in to correct the maps of India on the website of the State’s and its travel related sites. 

The previous controversial maps, which reflected the parts of Jammu and Kashmir as part of Pakistan, was  taken back by the US Authorities in November 2011 after India's strong objection.

India strongly maintains that the entire Jammu and Kashmir is the integral part of the country.

"I'm thrilled and relieved to tell you that we have now put the revised maps up on our website," she said.

"What you will see when you look at these maps is that they reflect the fact that the United States takes no position on the dispute and urges all the parties to seek a peaceful resolution to resolving the claims," she said.

"What you'll see on the maps is consistent with what the U.S. geographic position has been consistently: that there is a dashed line representing the 1972 Line of Control, reflecting Kashmir's unresolved status," Nuland said.

"We neglected to actually label that dotted line in the last round of maps. It has now been labeled. The maps also add our standard disclaimer with regard to Kashmir that says that names and boundary representations are not necessarily authoritative. As I said, that reflects the fact that this is in dispute and the U.S. takes no position on the dispute," she said.

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