Government Warns Twitter Over Location Settings Showing Leh In China

New Delhi:

Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir are “integral and inalienable components of India ruled by the Structure of India”, the federal government instructed Twitter after the social media platform’s location settings confirmed Leh as a part of China, authorities sources mentioned.

In a letter to Twitter Inc CEO Jack Dorsey, the federal government expressed its disapproval of the “misrepresentation of map of India” and requested the corporate to “respect sensitivities of Indian residents”, sources mentioned.

Earlier, the geo-location of Leh, which is the headquarters of the union territory of Ladakh, was proven on Twitter as a part of China. Leh is the most important city in Ladakh.

The federal government, sources added, conveyed to Twitter that any try by the social media large to “disrespect sovereignty and integrity of India, which can also be mirrored by the maps, is completely unacceptable” and “illegal”.

“…such makes an attempt not solely brings disrepute to Twitter but in addition raises questions on its neutrality and equity as an middleman,” IT Secretary Ajay Sawhney mentioned within the letter,  in accordance with sources.

The federal government’s warning to Twitter comes amid the tense standoff with China alongside the Line of Precise Management (LAC). Indian and Chinese language troopers have been locked in a standoff on the LAC, or the de-facto border between the nations, in Ladakh since Might. Pressure peaked in June when 20 Indian troopers had been killed within the line of obligation in a conflict with the Chinese language at Galwan Valley.

There have been a number of rounds of army and diplomatic talks between the 2 sides to resolve the standoff however the Chinese language have refused to stick to agreements on restoring establishment.

Ladakh was carved out from Jammu and Kashmir and granted the union territory standing on August 5 final yr when the centre scrapped the particular standing  and break up it into two union territories – Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.