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According to Google Map, Arunachal Pradesh belongs to two countries. For those who browse the google map from India it will show as part of India; and for those in China, it shows as part of China too. For other countries including the United States, it shows as a disputed area, as the following screenshots of google map show:

(Photo/Picture: Screenshot of Arunachal Pradesh from Google map USA. The boundary is marked with dotted line).

(Arunachal Pradesh as seen in Google Map China).

(Pic/Photo above shows Arunachal Pradesh as part of India in Google Map India)

In an official statement to the Hindustan Times, Google pointed out that it was “standard practice” to show disputed regions around the world on its global products like Google Maps.

“It has been our consistent and global policy to depict disputed regions as per the claims made by the disputing/claiming nations. This does not in any way endorse or affirm the position taken by any side but merely provides complete information on the prevailing geo-political situation to our users in a dispassionate and accurate manner,” the spokesperson said.

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