US Indo-Pacific Command has used an incorrect map of India that excludes the whole of Jammu and Kashmir and depicts PoK as Pakistani territory.
अमेरिका की नापाक हरकत, भारत के नक्शे से हटाया जम्मू-कश्मीर, PoK को बताया पाकिस्तान का हिस्सा
The US Department of Defense has renamed ‘Pacific Command’ to ‘Indo-Pacific Command’. While this carries a strategic message for India, the new map released by the command contains a distorted depiction of India’s territory.
The US Indo-Pacific Command has used an incorrect map of India; it excludes the entirety of Jammu and Kashmir and depicts Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as Pakistani territory. In this map, India is shaded in light green, but the northern and western parts of Jammu and Kashmir (PoK and Aksai Chin) are excluded from the main green area representing India.
This map was released amidst the renaming of the command to ‘Indo-Pacific Command’. Furthermore, a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump is scheduled for today. Prior to this, the US’s incorrect depiction of the Indian map has sparked a new controversy. A black line runs right through the middle of India’s borders on this map, demarcating the operational boundaries of the US military commands.
US Depicts Incorrect Map of India
India considers the security of its entire land and maritime borders to be indivisible; however, this US military command map splits India and its western neighbor, Pakistan, into two separate military commands (CENTCOM and INDOPACOM). The Donald Trump administration has been making decisions consistently unfavorable to India. It has once again taken an anti-India step. The map clearly shows that Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK) is not part of the USPACOM Area of Responsibility (AOR). You can compare this map with India’s official map.
In the map displayed by the US, Pakistan appears under USCENTCOM. Pakistan, located to India’s west, is depicted in a light brown/white shade, indicating it falls under USCENTCOM. However, Arunachal Pradesh is shown as part of India on this map. Experts suggest that renaming the ‘Indo-Pacific Command’ back to ‘Pacific Command’ effectively signals a return to PACOM. It is curious that while the ‘Trump 1.0’ administration had renamed it ‘INDOPACOM’, the ‘Trump 2.0’ administration has reversed its own decision.
It appears that the ‘Trump 2.0’ administration is re-evaluating the ‘Indo-Pacific’ as a geo-strategic framework; in fact, they have frequently used the term ‘Asia-Pacific’ in official statements. This clearly indicates an inclination towards greater engagement with China rather than adopting an aggressive stance. Meanwhile, the depiction of an incorrect map of India could be indicative of the Trump administration’s recent affinity for Pakistan.
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