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Unit - - - . . AM - - . . AM India’s International Relations India is a vast country with Pakistan and Afghanistan to the northwest China, Nepal, Bhutan to the north Bangladesh to the east Myanmar to the far east Sri Lanka (from southeast) and Maldives (from southwest) are two countries that lie close to India separated by the Indian Ocean. India has cordial historical, religious, economic, ethnic and linguistic relationship with all of these countries. Let us know about India’s relations with its neighbours. The countries that share the most number of neighbours touching its borders are China and Russia. India and Afghanistan Indo-Afghan relation was strengthened by the Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA). SPA provides assistance to re-build Afghan’s infrastructure, institutions, agriculture, water, education, health and providing duty-free access to the Indian market. India helped Afghans in the construction of Salma Dam in the Herat Province. India announced scholarships for the children of the martyrs of Afghan Security Forces in schools and colleges both in Afghanistan and in India. India is also supporting Afghanistan to improve its public health and small-scale industries. India is at the forefront of the promotion of investment in Afghanistan and a consortium of public and private Indian companies has been selected to make one of the biggest investments in the mining sector. To harness India’s sports potential, India has built Kandahar International Cricket Stadium. India’s Self Employed Women’s Association imparts training on sustainable livelihood and to be self-reliant. Thus, India is contributing proactively to the development of Afghanistan in the form of monetary aids and funds. India and Bangladesh India was the first nation to acknowledge Bangladesh (the former East Pakistan) as an independent country. India and Bangladesh share the longest land boundary of . kilometres. India has plans to implement the proposed rail connectivity between Agartala (India) and Akhaura (Bangladesh). Bangladesh has granted India road transit facility through its territories from Kolkata to Agartala via Dhaka under BBIN-MVA (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal Motor Vehicle Agreement). The Farakka accord on sharing of Ganga waters signed in is a