Take a look at the map above. It should be difficult to identify the country in question. Central to the map is India, but you can also clearly see Pakistan and a good part of China. Here is where things get interesting.....
The map is taken from Google Maps and it seems that Google's foreign relations team is sensitive to individual countries interest. Since boundaries are in fact what a local government claims them to be, they are often in dispute and the regions pointed to with areas are such areas of disputation.
Google is smart, don't piss in your drinking water. Since Google is dependant on India and China for their ad revenue, not to mention gadget sales, they don't want to offend the governments and so make provisions to their Google Maps when there are border disputes. Such disputes are quite common throughout the world, so I'm sure this isn't the only case.
So, take a look at the map above, taken from Goole Maps within the USA. Now, take a look at the two maps below and pay attention to the arrows. Notice a difference? The first map below this is from Google Maps within India, and the next one is taken from within China. The last image has all 3 side by side.
While this seems strange on the surface, it makes perfect sense when you think about it.
Regional Map taken from within India
Regional Map taken from within China
All 3 maps side by side
