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Indian government PCs show Kashmir to be a part of Pakistan… as they should!

Dec.12, 2009 in Living in Pakistan, Politics and Society

How many times will we come across these “Digital map shows Kashmir in Pakistan” stories? Well, certainly more than once! After all, it wasn’t too long ago that we reported on the outbreak of great outrage and violence in India because Nokia’s digital maps showed Kashmir to be a part of Pakistan. In that instance, [...]

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Nokia GPS maps show Kashmir in Pakistan; violent Indian mobs burn down Nokia outlets

Dec.23, 2008 in Law and Policy, Politics and Society, Telecom

If you ever thought that a little GPS map embedded deep inside a tiny application in a relatively inexpensive piece of consumer technology was, in the grand scheme of things, unimportant and harmless, well, think again. Recent happenings in India will expose your naivete! Apparently, Nokia cell phones contain GPS maps of Kashmir, which (correctly, from [...]

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