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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)[reply]

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)[reply]

@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)[reply]

I don't know if even that is true. Is it? Johnbod (talk) 13:39, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

@Johnbod: What if we write exactly what's written in the image description. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 18:51, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]