which are the countries surrounding India
The Republic of India shares borders with several sovereign countries; it shares land borders with China, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Bangladesh and Pakistan share both land borders as well as maritime borders, while Sri Lanka shares only a maritime border through Ram Setu. India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar and Indonesia.
 
 Land borders of India
 
 See also: List of disputed territories of India, Indian subcontinent, Greater India, Indosphere, and Look East policy (India)
 India shares land borders with seven sovereign nations. The state's Ministry of Home Affairs also recognizes a 106 kilometres (66 mi) land border with an eighth nation, Afghanistan, as part of its claim of the Kashmir region (see Durand Line).
 
 Land Border Country Dispute Length (Km) and (mi) Force Comments
  Bangladesh N 4,096 kilometres (2,545 mi) Border Security Force Most of the India���Bangladesh enclaves exchanged in 2015. See Bangladesh Liberation War and Bangladesh���India relations.
  Bhutan N 578 kilometres (359 mi) Sashastra Seema Bal Open border. See Bhutan���India relations.
  China Y 3,488 kilometres (2,167 mi) Indo-Tibetan Border Police and Special Frontier Force Also see Ardagh���Johnson Line, Macartney���MacDonald Line, McMahon Line, Sino-Indian border dispute and China���India relations.
  Myanmar N 1,643 kilometres (1,021 mi) Assam Rifles and Indian Army See India-Myanmar relations.
  Nepal Y 1,752 kilometres (1,089 mi) Sashastra Seema Bal Open border. See Kalapani territory, Susta territory and India-Nepal relations.
  Pakistan Y 3,310 kilometres (2,060 mi) Border Security Force Also see Radcliffe Line, Line of Control, Actual Ground Position Line and Sir Creek. See Partition of India, Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts and India-Pakistan relations.
 Maritime borders of India
 
 See also: Exclusive economic zone of India
 
 EEZs in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans
 Maritime borders of India are the maritime boundary recognized by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea entails boundaries of territorial waters, contiguous zones, and exclusive economic zones. India, with its claim of a 12-nautical-mile (22 km; 14 mi) territorial maritime zone and 200-nautical-mile (370 km; 230 mi) exclusive economic zone, has a more than 7,000-kilometre (4,300 mi) maritime border shared with seven nations.
 
 Maritime Border Country Length (km) and (mi) Force Comments
  Bangladesh Indian Navy New Moore Island in Bay of Bengal
  Indonesia Indian Navy Indira Point in Andaman Sea
  Myanmar Indian Navy Landfall Island in Andaman Sea
  Pakistan Indian Navy Sir Creek in Arabian Sea
  Thailand Indian Navy Similan Islands in Andaman Sea
  Sri Lanka >400 kilometres (250 mi) Indian Navy Katchatheevu in Palk Strait
  Maldives Indian Navy Maliku Kandu in Laccadive Sea
The Republic of India shares borders with several sovereign countries; it shares land borders with China, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Bangladesh and Pakistan share both land borders as well as maritime borders, while Sri Lanka shares only a maritime border through Ram Setu. India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar and Indonesia.