McMahon Line is the effective boundary between China and India and the line is named after Sir Henry McMahon, foreign secretary of the British-run Government of India and the chief negotiator of the convention at Simla. The topic, 'McMahon Line' comes under the History (GS-I) syllabus of the IAS Exam.
India shares its land boundaries with Pakistan and Afghanistan in the northwest, China (Tibet), Nepal and Bhutan in the north and Myanmar and desh in the east. Our southern neighbours across the sea consist of the two island countries, namely Sri Lanka and Maldives.
An international boundary is a border between two or more countries. The border between the US and Mexico is an example of an international boundary. International boundaries are usually created via treaties between countries that share the borders.
Important International Borders Name of Lines/BoundariesBetween Durand Line Pakistan and Afghanistan Hindenburg Line Poland and Germany McMahon Line China and India23 more rows
Important Boundary Lines of India and the World Important International Boundary Lines Name of Line/BoundaryBetween Radcliffe Line India and Pakistan Siegfried Line France and Germany Blue Line Lebanon and Israel14 more rows •
Sri Lanka and Maldives are India's island neighbours. Sri Lanka is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar, while Maldives Islands are situated to the south of the Lakshadweep Islands.
The Durand Line was established in 1893 as the international border between the Emirate of Afghanistan and the British Indian Empire by Mortimer Durand, a British diplomat of the Indian Civil Service, and Abdur Rahman Khan, the Emir of Afghanistan, to fix the limit of their respective spheres of influence and improve ...
India shares land borders with Bhutan, desh, China, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan. India's international boundaries include the McMahon Line, Radcliffe Line, Durand Line, Line of Actual Control (LAC), and Line of Control (LOC).