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For each country or territory, the number and identity of other countries and territories that neighbor it are listed. ... India: 6 7 10 Bangladesh (L/M) ...
India shares land borders with six sovereign nations. The state's Ministry of Home Affairs also recognizes a 106 kilometres (66 mi) 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).
It contributes 6.5% to India's GDP. [328] After the third quarter of 2017, India surpassed the US to become the second-largest smartphone market in the world after China. [329] The Indian automotive industry, the world's second-fastest growing, increased domestic sales by 26% during 2009–2010, [330] and exports by 36% during 2008–2009. [331]
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[6] Update of the official languages according to ISO 3166-2. India and Bhārat Addition of a comment. The forms used in the list are English-language forms provided by India. Source list update. Addition of sources: Statoids, Geonames 30 October 2014 Add one state. IN-TG Telengana [2] Change spelling. IN-OR Orissa → IN-OR Odisha
Starting Point (India) Ending Point (Nepal) Status Details Ref Jaynagar: Bardibas: Active Currently active till Kurtha, Janakpur, planned extension till Bardibas in Nepal [5] [6] Raxaul: Kathmandu: Under Survey Crossing point Birgunj in Nepal [7] New Jalpaiguri, West Bengal: Kakarbhitta: Planned [8] [9] Jogbani: Biratnagar: Under Construction ...
Most of the rivers in India originate from the four major watersheds in India. The Himalayan watershed is the source of majority of the major river systems in India including the three longest rivers–the Ganges, the Brahmaputra and the Indus. [3] [4] These three river systems are fed by more than 5000 glaciers. [5]
The English term is from Greek Indikē (cf. Megasthenes' work Indica) or Indía (Ἰνδία), via Latin transliteration India. [3] [4] [5] The name derives ultimately from Sanskrit Sindhu, which was the name of the Indus River as well as the lower Indus basin (modern Sindh, in Pakistan). [6] [7] The Old Persian equivalent of Síndhu was Hindu. [8]