Row over map of China handed out by Gujarat

Additional Chief Secretary, Industries and Mines, D J Pandian, was questioned on the boundaries in the map that showed the borders demarcating Arunachal Pradesh with dotted lines after the MoUs were signed. After the conference, when Pandian headed out for refreshments, a journalist asked if the dotted lines on the map was meant to show Arunachal as a disputed area. Pandian had rubbished the suggestion. The map carried similar dotted lines demarcating Aksai Chin and PoK.

On Monday, the Gujarat government sent out an official release stating that the map was “not part of the MoU signed”.

“The map shows the location of Guangdong Province and Guangzhou City in China. It was neither signed by any government of Gujarat official nor endorsed by government of Gujarat…The map was not part of the MoU,” the state government said in a statement.