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India’s Land and Water Frontiers

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India's Land and Water Frontiers:

India and Its Neighbours

  • India holds a critical strategic position in South Asia.
  • India's land border, stretching across Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, is an impressive 15,200 kilometres long, showcasing the vast and diverse geography of the country.
  • India's longest border is with Bangladesh (4156 km), while its shortest border is with Afghanistan. (106 km)
  • The Indian Ocean and its two arms, the Arabian Sea in the west and the Bay of Bengal in the east, wash India's 6,100 km long coastline on three sides. The length of India's coastline, including the islands, is 7,516.6 km.
  • Our southern neighbours across the sea are two island nations, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. The Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar form a narrow sea channel that separates Sri Lanka from India, while the Maldives Islands are located to the south of the Lakshadweep Islands.
  • India has long had geographical and historical ties with its neighbours. 
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