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With which of the following countries does India share a maritime boundary in the Indian Ocean?
Thailand
Sri Lanka
Afghanistan
Nepal
Sri Lanka
India shares a maritime boundary with Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean, separated by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar. This boundary is defined by international maritime agreements establishing the territorial waters and exclusive economic zones of both nations.
India shares a maritime boundary with Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean, separated by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar. This boundary is defined by international maritime agreements establishing the territorial waters and exclusive economic zones of both nations.
The maritime boundary with Sri Lanka was delineated through the 1974 and 1976 agreements between the governments of India and Sri Lanka.
The Palk Strait separates the Tamil Nadu state of India from the Mannar district of Sri Lanka.
India shares maritime boundaries with seven countries: Maldives, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.
The Adam's Bridge, also known as Ram Setu, is a chain of limestone shoals located between Pamban Island and Mannar Island.
Thailand and Indonesia also share maritime boundaries with India near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, but Sri Lanka is the most prominent maritime neighbor in the southern Indian Ocean.
Afghanistan and Nepal are landlocked countries and do not share any maritime boundary with India.
Option A (Thailand) is a maritime neighbor but is not the standard answer in the context of the primary Indian Ocean boundary comparison often tested against Sri Lanka.
B is correct тАФ Sri Lanka is the closest maritime neighbor to India, located across the Palk Strait.
When studying India's neighbors, categorize them into land neighbors (7 countries) and maritime neighbors (7 countries); remember that Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Pakistan share both land and maritime borders.