While China and India continue to haggle over a long-running border dispute, Google (GOOG) is treading gently on this sensitive territory.

A story on PC World’s Web site highlights how Google addresses the challenge of demarcating the borders in the disputed region that straddles northeastern India and southwestern China. The Chinese version of Google Maps places the region within China’s borders, the Indian version marks the state of Arunachal Pradesh as part of India, while the global version uses dotted lines to indicate...