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India has a total land border of 15,200 Km. The total length of the Indian coastline is 7516.6 Km. Being this huge landmass, it shares its border with 7 countries.
Let’s see all neighbouring countries:
| Country | Border Length | Description |
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106 Km |
1. The Bilateral relations between India & Afghanistan have been strong. 2. India has always supported Afghanistan. 3. It has been a strong protestor of Taliban & has helped Afghanistan financially in improving its economy. |
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4096.7 Km |
1. India & Bangladesh are interlinked culturally & Socially. 2. Since the mid-1970s, however, relations have deteriorated as Bangladesh developed closer ties with Islamic nations. |
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699 Km |
1. Bhutan has always been a strong supporter of India. 2. It has supported India in Non -Aligned Movement & they unanimously stood against China during the Doklam Standoff in 2017. 3. A 2,000-strong Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT) is permanently based in West Bhutan to train the Royal Bhutan Army. |
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3488 Km |
1. The relationship between India & China have been cordial. 2. Border disputes and economic competition between the two countries have sometimes led to strained relationships. 3. Culturally both the countries were connected by the silk road and exchange of Buddhism religion. |
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1643 Km |
1. Since 1993, bilateral relations between Myanmar and India have significantly improved. 2. India is Myanmar’s 4th largest export market, buying goods worth around US$ 220 million in 2000. 3. India’s exports to Myanmar amounted to US$ 75.36 million. |
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1751 Km |
1. Before 2015 there were close linguistic, marital, religious and cultural ties between Indians and Nepalese people. 2. Since the end of 2015, political issues and border disputes have strained relations between the two countries. |
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3323 Km |
1. Due to a number of historical and political events, relations between India and Pakistan have always been complex and largely hostile. 2. The two countries have fought three major wars since their independence. |
In addition to this India shares maritime borders with Sri Lanka & Maldives.
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1. Relations between India and Sri Lanka are generally positive, with only 4% of Sri Lankans claiming to have a negative view of India. 2. There have been deep-seated cultural ties of India & Sri Lanka by the spread of Hinduism & Buddhism religions. |
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1. India and Maldives have been close allies in terms of strategic, economic and military cooperation. 2. The Maldives enjoys India’s protection in case of external aggression or armed rebellion. 3. India provided extensive economic assistance and participated in infrastructure, health, civil aviation, telecommunications and labour resources development programmes. |
In addition to this India shares maritime borders with Sri Lanka & Maldives.
| Organisation | Neighbours |
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China |
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Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka |
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Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan |
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China, Pakistan |
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Bangladesh |
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China |
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Myanmar |
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China, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal |
Interesting Facts:
- India and Sri Lanka form the shortest land border in the world. The length of the border between these two countries is 100 meters!
- The task of creating the border between India and Pakistan was given to Sir Cyril Radcliffe.
- The border between India and Pakistan is one of the most dangerous borders in the world. The India-Pakistan border in the north has Siachen Glacier where temperature goes as low as -60°C.
- The border between Indian and Bangladesh is most separate segments of land borders between any two countries in the world with nearly 199 enclaves in this border.
- The Border between India and Bangladesh (4,096 Km) is the fifth-longest land border in the world.
- Tin Mukh Peak in Tripura is a peak which marks the meeting point of the borders of Bangladesh, Myanmar, and India.
- DahalaKhagrabari was an enclave on India-Bangladesh border and it was world’s only third-order enclave.
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