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Neighbouring Countries of India

Get complete details about neighbouring countries of India. Know about the boundary of neighbouring countries of India.

India is the 7th largest country in the world. It is at a strategic location and has many neighbours. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean in the south, the Arabian Sea in the west and Bay of Bengal in the east.

Neighbouring Countries of India

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.

Below is a table which represents the various neighbours of India:

In addition to this India shares maritime borders with Sri Lanka & Maldives.

Note: India has the third-largest international border in the world after Russia and China.

India & Afghanistan 

About Afghanistan
President NAshraf Ghani
Ofcial language Dari and Pashto
State/Provinces 34 Provinces
Capital Kabul
Currency Afghan afghani
National Sport Buzkashi
Border Durand Line
The Bilateral relations between India & Afghanistan have been strong. India has always supported Afghanistan. It has been a strong protestor of Taliban & has helped Afghanistan nancially in improving its economy.

India has built more than 200 public and private schools, sponsors over 1,000 scholarships, hosting more than 16,000 students from Afghanistan.

India has also built the various infrastructure projects such as the Salma Dam, popularly known as Afghan-India Friendship Dam.

With the induction of Chabhar port & Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline (TAPI), the mutual cooperation between the two countries is expected to be strengthened.

India & Bangladesh

About Bangladesh
President Abdul Hamid
Ofcial language Bengali
State/language 8 Provinces
Capital Dhaka
Currenc Bangladeshi Taka
National Sport Volleyball
Border Radcliffe Line


India & Bangladesh are interlinked culturally & Socially. The two neighbours we shoulder to shoulder in the India- Pakistan 1971 which led to Bangladesh’s creation.

Since the mid-1970s, however, relations have deteriorated as Bangladesh developed closer ties with Islamic nations, participated in the Islamic Conference Organization and emphasized Islamic identity over the ethnolinguistic roots of the country.

There are many disputes some of which are - Farraka Barrage, Tin Bigha Corridor & Illegal immigration.

The Bilateral trade between both countries is $10 Billion. In 2018, Bangladesh - India Friendship  ipeline was inaugurated by the leaders of both countries to supply 4 lakh metric tons of diesel to Bangladesh. 

India & Bhutan

About Bhutan
Name of King Druk Gyalpo
Ofcial language Dzongkha
State/Provinces 20 States
Capital Thimphu
Currency Ngultrum
National Sport Archery

Traditionally, the ' bilateral relations between Bhutan, the Himalayan Kingdom and the Republic of India have been close, and both countries share a ' special relationship,'making Bhutan a protected, but not a protectorate, India state which was in 1949 

'making Bhutan a Bhutan has always been a strong supporter of India, as it has supported India in Non -Aligned Movement & they unanimously stood against China during the Doklam Standoff in 2017.

A 2,000-strong Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT) is permanently based in West Bhutan to train the Royal Bhutan Army while other units cooperate regularly with the Royal Bhutan Army.

India & China

About China
President Xi Jinping
Ofcial language Mandrin
State/Provinces 26 Provinces
Capital Beijing
Currency Yuan
National Sport Table Tennis
Border McMahon line

Although the relationship between India & China have been cordial, border disputes and economic competition between the two countries have sometimes led to strained relationships.

Culturally both the countries were connected by the silk road and exchange of Buddhism religion.

There have been 3 conicts between India & China -1962 War, the Chola incident of 1967 & 1987 Skirmish. The 2017 Doklam standoff also led to some bitterness.

Both India & China have a strong stance diplomatically as China is constantly stopping entry of India in the UNSC. On the other hand India does not support China’s One Belt One Road Initiative.

The bilateral trade between India & China is $ 89.6 billion

India & Myanmar

About Myanmar
President Win Myint
Ofcial language Burmese
Capital Naypyidaw
Currency Burmese Kyat
National Sport Caneball

Since 1993, bilateral relations between Myanmar and India have signicantly improved, overcoming the tensions surrounding drug trafcking, the suppression of democracy and the rule of the military junta in Myanmar.

India is Myanmar’s 4th largest export market, buying goods worth around US$ 220 million in 2000; India's exports to Myanmar amounted to US$ 75.36 million.

With infrastructure projects like India-Thailand-Myanmar Highway Road & Kaladan Multimodal project, both countries will get an economic push. India and Myanmar have agreed to establish a 4-lane, 3200 km triangular highway linking India, Myanmar and Thailand. The route would run from the northeastern states of India to Myanmar.

The Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project will connect Kolkata with Sittwe's seaport in Myanmar by sea ; it will then connect Sittwe to Lashio in Myanmar via Kaladan river boat route and then from Lashio to Mizoram in India by road.

India - Nepal

About Nepal
President Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Ofcial language Nepali
State/Provinces 7 Provinces
Capital Kathmandu
Currency Nepalese rupee
National Sport Volleyball

Despite the close linguistic, marital, religious and cultural ties between Indians and Nepalese people, since the end of 2015, political issues and border disputes have strained relations between the two countries,

The disputes such as Kalapani and the Madhesi have led to anti-Indian sentiments in Nepal. Nepal also supports the OBOR of China which further is a major cause of concern for India.

India - Pakistan

About Pakistan
President Arif Alvi
Ofcial language Urdu, English
State/Provinces 4 Provinces
Capital Islamabad
Currency Pakistani Rupee
National Sport Field Hockey
Border Radcliffe Line

Due to a number of historical and political events, relations between India and Pakistan have always been complex and largely hostile.

The two countries have fought three major wars since their independence, one undeclared war and participated in numerous armed skirmishes and military standoffs.

Numerous attempts have been made to improve the relationship—notably the Shimla Summit, the Agra Summit, and the Lahore Summit.

The 2016 Pathankot attacks, Uri attack & the recent 2019 Pulwama attack have further escalated tension between the two countries.

India - Sri Lanka 

About - Sri Lanka
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Ofcial language Sinhale, Tamil
State/Provinces 9 States
Capital Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Currency Sri Lankan Rupee(LKR)
National Sport Volleyball

Relations between India and Sri Lanka are generally positive, with only 4% of Sri Lankans claiming according to a report.

There have been deep-seated cultural ties of India & Sri Lanka by the spread of Hinduism & Buddhism religions.

The economic ties of India have been around $ 3.6 Billion as of 2015 with the ratication of the South Asia Free Trade Agreement.

India - Maldives

India and Maldives have been close allies in terms of strategic, economic and military cooperation. The Maldives enjoys India's protection in case of external aggression or armed rebellion.

India provided extensive economic assistance and participated in infrastructure, health, civil aviatio In terms of Military too, the two nations share good relations as both undergo military exercises. India also has gifted many ships and aircraft to the Maldivan National Defence Force. 

International Organisation India & neighbours are part of: 

Organisation Neighbours
BRICS China
BIMSTEC Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka
SAARC Afghanistan, Bangaladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan
SCO China, Pakistan
IORA Bangladesh
G-20 China
Mekong-Ganga Cooperation Myanmar
ACD China, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal

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