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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

India TV News Desk Updated on: March 30, 2014 7:29 IST

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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