The Indian government has threatened to fine mapmakers which show disputed territory as anything other than part of India £10mn, The Telegraph reports.
Twitter, Facebook and Google are involved in the controversy after mapping Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh as part of Pakistan or China.
“No person shall depict, disseminate, publish or distribute any wrong or false topographic information of India including international boundaries” the draft bill says.
Now, Google Maps users browsing in India are shown the entirety of Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh as part of India, and viewers in Pakistan and China will see it as their respective territory. International users are shown the areas as “disputed”.
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