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== Indus defining much of the ecosystem of the Indian subcontinent is a dubious claim at best ==
== Sst ==


Indus is a river that runs on the periphery of the continent, I don't see how it can be said that the river defines the ecosystem on the subcontinent, instead representing a small portion of the varied ecosystems present across it ] (]) 21:24, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
Saudi Arabia lies in the western part of the Asian continent at the junction of the European Asian and African continent ] (]) 12:49, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
:Seems sensible. Changed the caption to "The ] is a major river of the north-west of the Indian subcontinent" - bland, but there we are. ] (]) 23:43, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
::{{ping|Johnbod}} How about keeping the original caption and adding northwestern in between, something like - "The ] defines much of the ] of the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent." ? - ] (]) 10:59, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
:::I don't know if even that is true. Is it? ] (]) 13:39, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
::::Btw, the caption to the same photo at ] is "Confluence of Indus and Zanskar rivers. The Indus is at the left of the picture, flowing left-to-right; the Zanskar, carrying more water, comes in from the top of the picture". So the Zanskar is actually the main river shown. ] (]) 13:42, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
:::::{{ping|Johnbod}} What if we write exactly what's written in the image description. - ] (]) 18:51, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
::::::We could do - are we sure ] is part of the subcontinent, rather than the ]? ] (]) 19:01, 26 February 2024 (UTC)


== my edit was removed ==
:It is irrelevant. Saudi Arabia is never considered a part of the Indian Subcontinent. ] (]) 01:08, 30 March 2023 (UTC)


my edit was correct, it did not contain parts of ladakh and baluchistan (insular india)
== Indian subcontinent is not India! ==


also empires like muarya and delhi sultanate and mughals called their empires as ' empire of jambudvipa' and 'empire of hind and sindh' and 'empire of hindustan' which all mean india or indian subcontinet so indai did exist as a political entity . greeks called mauray empire as ' indika' ] (]) 14:04, 25 August 2024 (UTC)
I want to complain about the main map used in the Infobox. Why use the national colour of India? The Indian subcontinent is not India! All maps in Misplaced Pages use the dark green colour, why is this one using the national colour of India? It is an insult to the other six South Asian countries. I am very angry, please change it immediately. (•̀へ •́ ╮ ) ] (]) 06:39, 28 March 2023 (UTC)


== Bhutan is not a republic == == Sources needed for BIOT ==


To say the British Indian Ocean Territory is part of the Indian subcontinent seems like a bit of a stretch. Please provide ]s for it. ] (]) 20:09, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
"Geopolitically, it includes the republics of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka."
This reads wrong to me as Bhutan is a kingdom, not a republic. ] (]) 05:57, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

== Wrong Map ==

The map used doesn't show complete India. The Gilgit Baltistan and Aksai Chin are considered part of India as per accepted Indian Map. ] (]) 16:02, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

== “India” can refer to the entire subcontinent ==

I don’t know how to add citations in wiki articles, so I’ll post a source here:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/India

First definition provides affirmation.

I’m not sure why this was ever in dispute anyway, to the person that reverted my edit. Why do you think it’s called the INDIAN subcontinent? ] (]) 08:20, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

:Dictionaries aren't authoritative sources. ] (]) 13:56, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
::Merriam-Webster is a reliable source. ] (]) 17:36, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
:::That link claims the first use of the term was in 1952, which is obviously incorrect. If you want to convince people to make this change to the article you're going to need a better source than a dictionary. In any case, we list alternative names in the 'Name' subection, where that can be presented with proper context and without confusing readers. ] (]) 17:56, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

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Indus defining much of the ecosystem of the Indian subcontinent is a dubious claim at best

Indus is a river that runs on the periphery of the continent, I don't see how it can be said that the river defines the ecosystem on the subcontinent, instead representing a small portion of the varied ecosystems present across it Infernomoonsault (talk) 21:24, 25 February 2024 (UTC)

Seems sensible. Changed the caption to "The Indus is a major river of the north-west of the Indian subcontinent" - bland, but there we are. Johnbod (talk) 23:43, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
@Johnbod: How about keeping the original caption and adding northwestern in between, something like - "The Indus defines much of the ecosystem of the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent." ? - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 10:59, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
I don't know if even that is true. Is it? Johnbod (talk) 13:39, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
Btw, the caption to the same photo at Indus River is "Confluence of Indus and Zanskar rivers. The Indus is at the left of the picture, flowing left-to-right; the Zanskar, carrying more water, comes in from the top of the picture". So the Zanskar is actually the main river shown. Johnbod (talk) 13:42, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
@Johnbod: What if we write exactly what's written in the image description. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 18:51, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
We could do - are we sure Ladakh is part of the subcontinent, rather than the Tibetan Plateau? Johnbod (talk) 19:01, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

my edit was removed

my edit was correct, it did not contain parts of ladakh and baluchistan (insular india)

also empires like muarya and delhi sultanate and mughals called their empires as ' empire of jambudvipa' and 'empire of hind and sindh' and 'empire of hindustan' which all mean india or indian subcontinet so indai did exist as a political entity . greeks called mauray empire as ' indika' WhatAGreatWikiTuber (talk) 14:04, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

Sources needed for BIOT

To say the British Indian Ocean Territory is part of the Indian subcontinent seems like a bit of a stretch. Please provide WP:Sources for it. Nolicamaca (talk) 20:09, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

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