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World's 10 most dangerous borders, India-Pak included

New Delhi: Every nation has a defined border. To think about nations without boundaries appears to be a utopian dream. While there are many boundaries across the world which are safe and accessible, there are


7. India and Bangladesh

 

Bangladesh, formerly East Pakistan, gained its independence from West Pakistan in a 1971 civil war with the support of India, a conflict that left more than a million people dead and shattered Bangladesh's economy and infrastructure.

The new nation has struggled to recover ever since.

India and Bangladesh share the world's fifth-longest border, and an estimated 10 million to 20 million illegal Bangladeshi immigrants live in India. Bangladesh, as a Muslim-majority country and the poorer neighbour to a rising India, is often lenient towards illegal migration of its nationals to India.

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