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- India voted in favour of a UN General Assembly resolution encouraging more accurate world map projections to reduce geographic distortion.
- The resolution, sponsored by Togo and titled "Correct the map", was adopted overwhelmingly with 164 votes in favour, a lone vote against from the United States, and six abstentions.
- It notes that the widely used Mercator projection, designed for navigation in the 16th century, distorts landmasses far from the equator and minimises the perceived sizes of Africa, Latin America and South Asia.
- India welcomed the intent but clarified that the resolution should be read as supporting Equal Area projections in general, not any specific map such as the Equal Earth projection.
What to watch next
- How UN member states and educational or digital map providers respond in adopting alternative projections
- Whether India's clarification about not endorsing a specific projection shapes implementation of the resolution
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Raghoo Puri
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“We believe that maps play an important role in how societies understand geography and the relative scale of the world around us”
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…General Assembly, First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of India to the UN, Raghoo Puri, said India “welcomes” the intention behind the resolution to promote more accurate and representative cartographic practices. " We believe that maps play an important role in how societies understand geography and the relative scale of the world around us ,” he said. However, India clarified its understanding of the scope of this resolution, saying, "We believe that the resolution should be understood as supporting the broader use and consideration of Equal Area map…
“We believe that the resolution should be understood as supporting the broader use and consideration of Equal Area map projections, and not as endorsing the Equal Earth projection or any other specific map projection.”
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…that maps play an important role in how societies understand geography and the relative scale of the world around us,” he said. However, India clarified its understanding of the scope of this resolution, saying, " We believe that the resolution should be understood as supporting the broader use and consideration of Equal Area map projections, and not as endorsing the Equal Earth projection or any other specific map projection. " Published on September 5, 2026…
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