Abstract
This communication highlights a very pertinent and recent case of an erroneous representation of the Indian borders in an article ‘India by the numbers’ by Richard Van Noorden in Nature (http://www.nature.com/news/india-by-the-numbers-1.17519) where a considerable part of the Jammu and Kashmir State of India is missing in the map incorporated in the article. The article received a series of comments showing disappointment on the issue and a need for the correction to the depicted Indian borders. The editor instead of making corrections to the map has issued a statement that ‘the map shows land areas currently administered by the Indian Government’, that in no way can be considered as an acceptable argument. We wish the focus of this well written article had remained on science rather than introducing unnecessary controversies.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1561-1563 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Science and Engineering Ethics |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 01-10-2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Politics of Science : Unwarranted Encounters. / Kanchan, Tanuj; Krishan, Kewal.
In: Science and Engineering Ethics, Vol. 22, No. 5, 01.10.2016, p. 1561-1563.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Kanchan, Tanuj
AU - Krishan, Kewal
PY - 2016/10/1
Y1 - 2016/10/1
N2 - This communication highlights a very pertinent and recent case of an erroneous representation of the Indian borders in an article ‘India by the numbers’ by Richard Van Noorden in Nature (http://www.nature.com/news/india-by-the-numbers-1.17519) where a considerable part of the Jammu and Kashmir State of India is missing in the map incorporated in the article. The article received a series of comments showing disappointment on the issue and a need for the correction to the depicted Indian borders. The editor instead of making corrections to the map has issued a statement that ‘the map shows land areas currently administered by the Indian Government’, that in no way can be considered as an acceptable argument. We wish the focus of this well written article had remained on science rather than introducing unnecessary controversies.
AB - This communication highlights a very pertinent and recent case of an erroneous representation of the Indian borders in an article ‘India by the numbers’ by Richard Van Noorden in Nature (http://www.nature.com/news/india-by-the-numbers-1.17519) where a considerable part of the Jammu and Kashmir State of India is missing in the map incorporated in the article. The article received a series of comments showing disappointment on the issue and a need for the correction to the depicted Indian borders. The editor instead of making corrections to the map has issued a statement that ‘the map shows land areas currently administered by the Indian Government’, that in no way can be considered as an acceptable argument. We wish the focus of this well written article had remained on science rather than introducing unnecessary controversies.
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