The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) faced criticism on social media after its international spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Nadav, shared a world map, which left the northeastern region of India along with Nepal and Bhutan.In a post on X, Lieutenant Colonel Ship, accepting the error, wrote: “While focusing on neutralizing the nuclear threat, we accidentally used the wrong world map. Thanks to our friends in #India.The map was shared as part of an update on Israel’s military activities and immediately attracted attention from Indian users who highlighted the wrong illustration. A user sarcastically commented, “Again wrong. A new nation state including NE, Nepal and Bhutan has been created. Certainly, it is not so difficult to solve it ..”The mistake inspired a wave of online reactions, in which many users express concern over the misconception of India’s borders.The IDF has not released a formal apology beyond the spokesperson’s social media acknowledgment.