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India and Her Neighbours

CBSE · Class 7 · Social Science

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1. India’s Neighbourhood: Land and Sea

  • A neighbour is not only a country with a shared land border; countries connected by a shared sea or ocean are also maritime neighbours.
  • India’s land-based neighbours are Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.
  • India’s maritime neighbours are Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Iran, Oman, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia.
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2. India and Her Land-Based Neighbours

  • China is India’s largest neighbour by area and is about three times India’s size.
  • India and China share a border across Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Ladakh.
  • Buddhism reached China around the 1st century CE through trade and pilgrimage routes.
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3. India and Her Maritime Neighbours

  • Sri Lanka is an island nation to the southeast of India.
  • The Palk Strait separates India and Sri Lanka by about 32 km at the nearest point.
  • Buddhism was introduced to Sri Lanka in the 3rd century BCE by Mahendra and Sanghamitrā, the son and daughter of Emperor Ashoka.
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4. Shared Culture, Religion, Trade, and Regional Cooperation

  • India’s neighbours are connected by ancient trade routes, pilgrimage, cultural exchange, and modern projects.
  • Buddhism spread from India to China, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Thailand, and Myanmar.
  • Hindu merchants built temples in Quanzhou, China, in the 13th century.

Key Concepts

Central concept: India's neighbourhood through land and sea, shaped by geography, history, culture, trade, and cooperation

Land-based neighboursMaritime neighboursIndian Ocean significanceChina relationPakistan relationBangladesh relationNepal relationBhutan relation

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