The Republic of India shares borders with several sovereign countries - it shares land borders with China, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Bangladesh, Myanmar, 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.

Borders Land borders Barriers

India has constructed fences along the following borders:1643 km Indo-Myanmar border to be fenced, a patrol track to be built: Amit Shah, Hindustan Times, 6 Feb 2024.

India-Bangladesh border barrier India–Myanmar border barrier India-Pakistan border barrier

Borders

India shares land borders with six sovereign nations. The state's Ministry of Home Affairs also recognizes a land border with a seventh nation, Afghanistan, as part of its claim on the Kashmir region; however, this is disputed and the region bordering Afghanistan has been administered by Pakistan as part of Gilgit-Baltistan since 1947 (see Durand Line).

Land Border Country DisputeLength (Km) and (mi) Force Comments Bangladesh N Border Security Force Most of the India–Bangladesh enclaves exchanged in 2015. See Bangladesh Liberation War and Bangladesh–India relations. Bhutan N SSB to strengthen presence on India-Bhutan border, Times of India, 20 Dec 2017.Sashastra Seema Bal Open border. See Bhutan–India relations. China Y 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 Assam Rifles and Indian Army See India-Myanmar relations. Nepal Y Sashastra Seema Bal Open border. See Kalapani territory, Susta territory and India-Nepal relations. Pakistan Y 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, Transport between India and Pakistan and India-Pakistan relations. AfghanistanWakhan Corridor — India’s forgotten 106-km border with Afghanistan is back in play, ThePrint, 21 Oct 2025. Y Border Security Force Part I of the Constitution of India defines India as having a land border with 7 countries, including with Afghanistan. India claims a border between the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan and Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan-administered Kashmir as part of their claim to sovereignty of the whole Kashmir region. See Afghanistan–Pakistan border dispute, India-Afghanistan land border and Durand Line.

Border ceremonies

India co-hosts the joint ceremonies with the neighbouring nations at the following border crossings. The most attended and emotionally charged among these is the one at Wagha-Attari Border near Amritsar-Lahore.

Border Ceremony Locations Notes India-Pakistan border (listed north to south) Attari–Wagah border ceremony near Amritsar in Punjab.5 crossing points in India: All you need to know, India Today, 10 OCt 2016.Beating Retreat Wagah India, CHanging Guards, accessed 8 July 2021. Joint daily India-Pak ceremony, most attended and emotionally charged ceremony. Ganda Singh Wala–Hussainiwala border ceremony near Firozepur in Punjab. Joint daily India-Pak ceremony with cafes. Indian side has tourist facilities, shops, Hussainiwala National Martyrs Memorial and museum of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru at the site of their cremation by British raj. Sadqi-Sulemanki border ceremony near Fazilka in Punjab.Sadqi retreat ceremony, nic.in, accessed 8 July 2021.Second Wagah: India, Pak agree to new ceremony, beating retreat on Punjab border, Hindustan Times, 201 April 2017.At Sadiqi border, strained Indo-Pak ties dampen spirits, The Tribune, 17 April 2019. Joint daily India-Pak ceremony with cafe on Indian side. Hindumalkote in Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan One-sided daily display by India's BSF with cafe, reachable by road or rail 18 km from Sri Ganganagar to Hindumalkote railway station though historic India-Pakistan railway link is now defunct.A Border Tourism Destination in Rajasthan, Government of Rajasthan, 5 Oct 2021. Khajuwala Satpal Border Outpost (BOP) in Bikaner district of Rajasthan One-sided daily display by India's BSF with a Beating Retreat ceremony, tourist gallery, and cafe. Sanchu Post in Bikaner district of Rajasthan One-sided occasional display by India's BSF with cafe and museum on Indian side surrounded by tall sand dunes, 38 km west of Ranjeetpura and 175 km west of Bikaner. Tanot/Longewala in Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan One-sided occasional display by India's BSF with cafe and War Museum on Indian side which also shows the famous open-air battlefield with captured 1971 Pakistani tanks. Khokhrapar–Munabao border ceremony in Barmer district of Rajasthan. Joint daily India-Pak ceremony. Nadabet of Vav-Tharad district in Gujarat One-Sided Tue-Sun (closed Monday) display by India's BSF with a major tourist complex on India side which also has museum and cafe. India-China border (listed west to east) Daulat Beg Oldi Border Personnel Meeting Point (BPM Point) Spanggur Gap (Chushul) Border Personnel Meeting point, tourists on Indian side need Inner Line Permit (ILP). Nathu La Used for pilgrims to monasteries in Sikkim; reduces journey time to Lake Manasarovar. Tourists to Nathu La on Indian side need ILP. Bum La Pass (Tawang) Open on Sundays and during cultural ceremonies, tourists La on Indian side need ILP. Kaho (north of Kibithu in Walong sector) Border Personnel Meeting point, tourists on Indian side need ILP. India-Bangladesh border (listed clockwise from southwest) Benapole–Petrapole border ceremony in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal Joint daily ceremony by BSF (Border Security Force) and BGB (Border Guards Bangladesh). 60-70 km northeast of Barasat and Kolkata. Phulbari-Banglabandha in Darjeeling district of West Bengal Joint daily ceremony 11 km south of Siliguri. Changrabandha-Burimari in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal Joint daily ceremony, 80 km southeast of SIlliguri and 70 km east of Cooch Bihar. Agartala-Akhaura in Tripura Joint daily ceremony, its the second-largest site on India-Bangladesh border 4km west of Agartala city.

Maritime borders and EEZs

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 territorial maritime zone and exclusive economic zone, has a more than maritime border shared with seven nations.

Maritime Border CountryLength (km) and (mi) Force Comments Bangladesh Indian Navy New Moore Island in Bay of Bengal Indonesia Indira Point in Andaman Sea Myanmar Landfall Island in Andaman Sea Pakistan Sir Creek in Arabian Sea Thailand Similan Islands in Andaman Sea Sri Lanka > Katchatheevu in Palk Strait Maldives Maliku Kandu in Laccadive Sea

Designated border crossings

Integrated Check Posts (ICP)

India has 7 functional ICPs, and plans are underway to upgrade 13 more LCS to ICP, including 7 at borders taking total of border ICP to 14, at the cost of (56 Australian Dollars as of May 2025)(c. June 2024 )., Indian Express, Oct 2017. Designated Integrated Check Posts (ICP), with both customs and immigration facilities are:

Border State Check Post Status Notes References India–Bangladesh Assam Sutarkandi Planned Connects to Golapganj uppozilla in Sylhet District Meghalaya Dawki ICP Operational since 2018 Connects to Tambil post (Bangladesh) Dawki ICP foundation stone laid. Mizoram Kawrpuichhuah (near Tlabung) Operational since Oct 2017 On Khawthalangtuipui river (Karnaphuli) Tripura Agartala–Akhaura Operational (c. 2017) Connects to Dhaka Belonia–Parshuram Road and rail crossing West Bengal Petrapole Operational (c. 2017) Connects Kolkata to Dhaka Ghojadanga Planned Delhi approves Sutarkandi integrated check post along Indo-Bangla border, North East News, 7 Jan 2019. Mahadipur In-principle approval (2019) Connects to Rajshahi Fulbari Planned Hili Planned India–Bhutan West Bengal Jaigaon Plan approved (c. 2016) In Alipurduar district Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan border to have more ICP, Oct 2016. India–Myanmar Manipur Moreh ICP Operational India opens two border crossing points with Myanmar, Bangladesh, Times of India, 1 Oct 2017. Mizoram Zochawchhuah–Zorinpui Operational since Oct 2017 On Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project India–Nepal Uttarakhand Banbasa In-principle approval (2019) In Champawat district Bihar Bhitthamore In-principle approval (2019) In Sitamarhi district Jogbani West Bengal Panitanki In-principle approval (2019) In Darjeeling district Bihar ICP Raxaul Uttar Pradesh Sonauli Rupaidiha Taulihawa-Siddharthnagar India–Pakistan Punjab Attari Operational (2017) At Wagah (see Samjhauta Express) Kartarpur Corridor Visa-free access to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Rajasthan Munabao (see Thar Express)

Land Customs Stations (LCS)

Border State Land Customs Station Connecting To (Bangladesh) Status Notes References India–Bangladesh Assam Mankachar Rowmari post (Natun Bandar, Rangpur division) Functional ICP and LCS Karimganj Steamer and Ferry Station (KSFS) Zakiganj post (Sylhet division) Functional Guwahati Steamer Ghat (Dhubri district) Functional Dhubri Steamer Ghat Rowmati (Maymansingh division) Functional Mahisasan railway station Shahbazpur (Sylhet division) Non-functional Golokganj Sonahaat (Rangpur Division) Non-functional Silchar Railway Mail Service Non-functional Inland LCS (no border crossing) India–Bangladesh Meghalaya Baghmara (South Garo Hills) Bijoyour post Functional Bholaganj Chatak (Sunamganj division) Functional Borsara (West Khasi Hills) Borsara post Functional Mahendraganj Bakshiganj Functional On NH12 Dalu Nakugaon post Functional On NH217 Shellabazar Sunamganj (Sylhet division) Functional Gasuapara Karoitol (Mymansing division) Functional Ryngku (East Khasi Hills) Kalibari (Sonamganj division) Non-functional Balat (East Khasi Hills) Dolura (Sylhet division) Non-functional India–Bangladesh Tripura Srimantapur Bibir Bazar (Comilla division) Operational Became operational January 2016 Dhalaighat Kumarghat (Sunamganj division) Functional Khowaighat Balla (Habiganj division) Functional Manu Chatlapur (Sylhet division) Functional Muhurighat Belonia (Feni division) Functional Old Ragnabazar Betul (Fultali) (Sylhet division) Functional India–Bangladesh Mizoram Kawarpuchiah Operational Opened October 2017 by PM Modi Demagiri Rangamati (Sylhet division) Non-functional India–Pakistan Rajasthan Longewala In Jaisalmer district

Border markets

This is incomplete list of designated border markets, also called bazaars and haats, established by the efforts of Ministry of External Affairs.

India–Bangladesh

+ India–Bangladesh Border Haats State District Location Reference Meghalaya East Khasi Hills district Balat Meghalaya border haats, megindustry.gov.in, accessed 28 Aug 2021. Bholaganj South West Garo Hills district Kalaichar Ryngku West Garo Hills district Nalikata Shibbari Mizoram Mamit district Mapara - Longkor Tuipuibari - Not provided Lunglei district Silsury - Mahmuam Nunsuri - Not provided Tripura West Tripura district Kamalasagar Boxanagar Bamutia South Tripura district Srinagar, Tripura Ekimpur North Tripura district Pal Basti (Raghna) Hiracherra (Kailasahar) Kamalpur, Tripura (Dhalai)

India–Bhutan

India-Bhutan Border Haat on India-Bhutan border are in operation, such as the Gelephu-Hatisar border market road entry point,An Ethnographic Insight on Border-Markets: Reflections from the Indo-Bhutan Border, sadf.eu, accessed 23 October 2024. Phuntsholing to its west and Samdrup Jongkhar to its east are two other border market road entry points into Bhutan.

India–Myanmar India–Myanmar border Haats are.Closer economic ties with neighbours vital, The Hindu, 7 May 2019.Border haats of India