In the case of Akhand Bharat, what this map reflects is a core civilisational claim of India’s Hindu Right when it comes to South Asia. According to this claim, all of modern South Asia is ...

A new mural on display in India's new $110 million Parliament has become an unlikely target of ire among its South Asian neighbors, with Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh seeking an explanation from ...

In the case of Akhand Bharat, what this map reflects is a core civilisational claim of India’s Hindu Right when it comes to South Asia. According to this claim, all of modern South Asia is ...

A group of students on 31 May burned a copy of an outdated map of India, which included Nepali territory as part of ‘Akhand Bharat’ (undivided India), similar to the one appearing inside the ...

Akhand Bharat was indeed a reality at one point of time. Therefore, putting up a mural at India’s new parliament structure depicting Akhand Bharat is the country’s prerogative.

Akhand Bharat propaganda could further weaken India’s position in the neighborhood, where China has successfully challenged India’s influence in countries such as Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

The Akhand Bharat map installed in the parliament only shows the reign of Emperor Ashoka, India has stated after Bangladesh sought an explanation from the country. Director General Maritime Affairs ...

Nepal PM Defends India’s ‘Akhand Bharat Map’ In New Parliament Building Prachanda has been facing ire from opposition parties on his India visit. Updated: June 7, 2023 8:20 PM IST .

The story explained that Akhand Bharat was a ... really want to unite South Asia, why ... though we do not admit it. This is a fact. Kashmir looks different in reality than it does on the map.

However, India’s map is literally embedded in stone in a building Modi called a “temple of democracy”, in a country that styles itself as a regional leader.

Akhand Bharat,” tweeted Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi alongside a photograph of the map. “Akhand Bharat in (the) New Parliament. It represents our powerful and self reliant ...

Second, what would it take to actually bring about an “Akhand Bharat”? The answer to the first question is easy. The BJP and Hindus who back it do not want a united South Asia.