Neighbours of India ----------------------- India shares her borders with China (Chinese Tibetan Autonomous Region), Nepal and Bhutan in north, Pakistan and Afghanistan in north-west and Myanmar in east. Bangladesh forms almost an enclave within India on the eastern side. In the south, on the eastern side, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait separate India from Sri Lanka. The boundary between India (Arunachal Pradesh) and China is known as McMohan Line. The boundary line between the imperial India and Afghanistan is known as Durand Line. The boundary between India and Pakistan is known as Radcliff Line. India is surrounded by the Indian ocean on its three sides, thus it is a subcontinent. The Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea are its two northward extensions. India and its neighbours Pakistan, Nepal and Bhutan are known as the Indian sub-continent. The northern most tip, where the boundaries of China, India, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan meet is known as ‘Wakh Corridor’. _RTP_
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 06:44:35 +0000
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