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It’s not that simple. The Indian government literally bans maps that depict the national boundaries as different. It’s even a question on their customs forms [0
by pridkett 7y ago
It’s not that simple. The Indian government literally bans maps that depict the national boundaries as different. It’s even a question on their customs forms [0]. Taking a position like you suggest is always a debate and is rarely black and white. Draw the maps differently and suddenly Google stops working. Now what? Not only do you lose business, but any other value you could provide to people in the country has now been nullified.
[0] http://www.cbic.gov.in/resources//htdocs-cbec/customs/forms_pdf/cs-bgge-declare-form1-ason19feb2014.pdf;jsessionid=38149A235D3D72B8BAF51B91DAA404AF http://www.cbic.gov.in/resources//htdocs-cbec/customs/forms_...
- amingilani 7y agoI concur, and it's the same on the Pakistani side[1]. If you don't play by the rules online, you're blocked in the country. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22337891 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22337891
- 8note 7y agoyou're discounting that they might mean Google should influence the American government to change India's maps by brute force. "Gun boat diplomacy" comes to mind