India's Neighbouring Countries

India, a colorful land of South-east Asia is an greatest destination for vacation. It shares its border with some gorgeous nations which are as colorful as India. Most of these neighboring countries cultural, political and thrifty scenario are similar to that India as in antique time some of them are part of India.

Here is a list of some of the neighboring countries of India:

Asia

Pakistan: As the name reflects, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a Muslim dominated country. It has an heart wrenching history of partition from India and the bloody massacre of 1947. Its history also contains political instability, soldiery rule and wars with India. Pakistan is one of the most fantastic nation of South-east Asia, which is blessed with massive attractiveness of mum Nature such as lofty mountain peaks, verdant valleys, noteworthy rivers, vast plains etc.

India's Neighbouring Countries

Tibet: Sometimes referred as "roof of the world", Tibet is a tiny but disputed land settled at the north of Himalayas. It is an autonomous region of China and mostly inhabited by indigenous Tibetan people, Monpas, Lhobas, Han and Hui, who are followers of Buddhism. Tibet is the main home of Dalai Lama, the highly revered spiritual guru of Buddhist community. Lhasa is the capital of Tibet. It is also predominant as an ideal site for adventure sports like trekking, mountaineering, camping etc.

Nepal: Nepal is a gorgeous country, nestled in the lap of eastern Himalayan mountains. After a long bloody war in the middle of the Maoists and Nepali kingdom, Nepal now as the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. It is the home of world's top mountains, largest Shiva temple in the world, historic cities and forested plains. Nepal is only Hindu country of the world. Majority of its citizens are Hindus and followers of Lord Shiva. Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal and largest metropolitan city of the country. Nepal also gives ample of scope for mountaineering and trekking on the glistening peaks of Himalayas.

Butan: Bhutan is a tiny landlocked kingdom, settled in the lap of Eastern Himalayas. Under the guiding doctrine of Gross National Happiness(Gnh), Bhutan balanced modernization with its antique culture and traditions. It is counted among one of the happiest country in world by enterprise Week. The largest city and capital of Bhutan is Thimpu. Its scenery ranges from subtropical plains to sub-alpine Himalayan heights.

Bangladesh: Bangladesh is bounded by India from north and was a part of East Bengal until 1947. After that it became a wing of east Pakistan. It is an agricultural nation in which most of the habitancy belongs to Muslim religion. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh.

Srilanka: Srilanka is a tiny island nation, settled in the Indian ocean which is separated from Indian sub-continent by Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait. Sri lanka is blessed with tropical forests and beaches. It generally exports tea, coffee, rubber, cinnamon and coconuts. Colombo is the nation capital.

Apart from them other neighbouring countries of Myanmar, Maldives and China.

India's Neighbouring Countries