India
India Article Talk Language Download PDF Watch Edit This article is about the Republic of India. For other uses, see India (disambiguation) . India, officially the Republic of India ( ISO : Bhārat Gaṇarājya ), [25] is a country in South Asia . It has been the world's most populous country since 2023, with a current population of over 1.425 billion. [26] [27] India is the seventh-largest country by area, and is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; [j] China, Nepal , and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives ; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand , Myanmar, and Indonesia . Republic of India Bhārat Gaṇarājya (see other regional names ) Flag State emblem Motto: " Satyameva Jayate " ( S