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Microsoft’s Kashmir map prompts online confrontation | |
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| Time: 00:00 EST/05:00 GMT | News Source: E-Mail | Posted By: Robert Stein | ||
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Certain Indian extremists in the United States have launched a campaign to protest against an alleged error in India’s map published in the Microsoft MapPoint 2002 software. The software depicts Kashmir as a disputed territory, as it should be done in accordance with the United Nations’ description. However, Indian extremists are requesting thousands of online signatures at a website (), in order to pressurise Microsoft to withdraw its software from the market and ‘fix’ the Kashmir map according to the Indian version, which insists Jammu and Kashmir is a part of India. | ||
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| #1 By 7390 (63.211.44.114) at 6/12/2003 11:02:36 PM |
| Microsoft should get right on that fix! don't want to loose that vital market to Linux. |
| #2 By 2 (12.226.188.99) at 6/13/2003 9:54:55 AM |
| I just got from back three week visit..nice place :) |
| #3 By 3653 (63.162.177.143) at 6/13/2003 1:15:11 PM |
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For the non-Indians and non-Pakastanis here... I think this brief thread goes to show the level of tension that exists between these two groups.
And we thought America's black/white thing was bad. Jeez! |
| #4 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 6/13/2003 2:51:35 PM |
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Ok, someone correct me if I'm wrong here...
My understanding of the history of Kashmir is this. After India was let go as a British colony, there was a bit of a squabble between the Hindu and Muslim groups. It was decided to divide the colony into two nations, Pakistan and India from this religious squabble. To decide what sections went to which nation, each regional governor was allowed to vote. Apparently in the case of Kashmir, the governor waited until the last minute, and then choose to become part of India. For some reason this upset the Pakistanis who then launched an army across the border, and this battle has been going on off and on since like 1947. As I understood it, the region was divided between Muslim and Hindu, and the Pakistanis thought it was mostly Muslim so it should have went with them? Someone mentioned Bangladesh... That was originally part of Pakistan but became independent in the 1970s. I haven't read as much about that, was that peaceful? Why did it go independent? BTW, I find it interesting how most of the worlds problems today are the fault of something the British did. :) This post was edited by sodablue on Friday, June 13, 2003 at 14:52. |
| #5 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 6/13/2003 2:54:16 PM |
| Oh yeah, Cobra brought up the Chinese occupied area. What's up with that? |
| #6 By 1868 (141.133.176.17) at 6/13/2003 2:54:49 PM |
| Can anyone get the IP address on chicco, it would be nice to know where this sloth lives, or atleast where his ISP is located? Nothing like tracking his spurious venom over the web... |
| #7 By 61 (24.92.223.112) at 6/13/2003 3:39:14 PM |
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kaundinya:
Indian extremist - someone who is biased towards the Indian government. |
| #8 By 61 (24.92.223.112) at 6/14/2003 3:08:01 AM |
| Jagged: Ok, someone who is extremely biased towards the Indian government.... you know EXACTLY what I meant. |
| #9 By 135 (208.50.204.91) at 6/14/2003 1:10:35 PM |
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Cobra - I'm not Indian, just have an interest in history and cultural geography.
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