America Displays Incorrect Map Of India, Sparks Outrage

New Delhi: The announcement by the United States Department of War that the US Indo-Pacific Command will be renamed the US Pacific Command has drawn attention in India for two reasons. While the removal of the term “Indo” served as a setback for India-US relations, the announcement also highlighted that the command’s website was displaying an incorrect map of India.

In its "Area of Responsibility Map" section, the USPACOM website showed Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) as a part of Pakistan, triggering criticism over the representation of India’s territory.

The section excludes the northern and western portions of Jammu and Kashmir occupied by Pakistan from India's outline and appears to place them inside Pakistan's borders. Aksai Chin, which is claimed by India and held by China, is also shown outside India's territorial contours.

The timing of the map sharpened the reaction as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump are presently sharing stage at the G7 Summit. The leaders also held bilateral talks with each other on the sidelines of the Summit, during which Trump heaped praise on PM Modi, calling him “like an angel”.

In February, the office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) had tweeted a correct map of India, featuring the entire region of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, including Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Aksai Chin, as Indian territory.

However, later USTR deleted the post with the correct map from X.

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