Question

Classify the states into four groups each having common frontiers with Pakistan, China, Myanmar, and Bangladesh.

Answer 1

Hint: We know that the northern frontiers of India can be defined largely by the Himalayan mountain range, where the country borders China, Bhutan, and Nepal. Its western border with Pakistan is situated in the Karakoram Range, the Thar Desert, Punjab Plains, and the Rann of Kutch salt marshes.

Complete answer:

We can define a frontier as a political and geographical area near or beyond a boundary. It can also be referred to as a "front" or ‘borderland’ which defines the region of a country that fronts another country. We know that India is located in South Asia. It is one of the largest countries in South Asia in terms of area and population. Also, there are seven neighboring countries on the frontiers of India. Seventeen states of India have common land borders with their neighboring countries. The Radcliffe borderline between India and Pakistan, and India and Bangladesh, McMahon Borderline between India and China, Durand Borderline between India and Afghanistan is short.

The states are classified into four groups and each having common frontiers with the countries like Pakistan, China, Myanmar, and Bangladesh.

1. Pakistan: Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Punjab, and Gujarat.

2. China: Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh.

3. Myanmar: Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, and Mizoram.

4. Bangladesh: Bihar, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Jharkhand, Assam, and Tripura.

Note:  The main difference between a boundary and a frontier is that a frontier is a wide tract of borderland which by its ruggedness or another difficulty, served as a buffer between two states. A boundary is a clearly defined line expressed either as a verbal description (delimited) or as a series of physical marks on the ground.