{
  "id": 5932126,
  "title": "India backs UN's ‘Equal Earth’ map, but warns against inaccurate depiction of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/india-backs-uns-equal-earth-map-but-warns-against-inaccurate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T06:42:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/after-backing-un-s-new-map-india-raises-sovereign-territory-jammu-and-kashmir-ladakh-concerns-mea-africa-equal-earth-101788676703211.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) expressed support for the United Nations' (UN) \"Equal Earth\" map proposal, while clarifying that it does not endorse any specific map or depiction of national boundaries. The MEA clarified that India voted in favor of the resolution which aims to promote equal-area cartographic representation, stressing the principle of accurate landmass portrayal. The resolution was supported by 164 countries, including India, while the United States voted against it and six others abstained. The MEA emphasized that India's sovereign territories, including Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, must be represented according to India's official map, stressing that any inaccurate or misleading depiction is unacceptable.",
  "summary": "India voted in favour of the map, while explaining that the vote stressed on “the underlying principle of promoting equal - area cartographic representation.”",
  "key_points": [],
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}