Mainland India

India's international borders in Kashmir (left) and Northeast India (right), outside of mainland India, are disputed by Pakistan and China (centre).

Mainland India is a geo-political term sometimes used to refer to India excluding the region of Northeast India and Kashmir, ^{[a] [3] [4] [5]} with the north-east connected by the Siliguri Corridor. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

In a geographical context, Mainland India includes the entirety of India (including Northeast India) in continental Asia, excluding islands such as the union territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep.

Geopolitical term

See also: Northeast India's relationship with the rest of India

Contemporary

Mainland India has been noted for having neglected Northeast India to a significant extent due to the Northeast's distinctness, ^[11] with the Northeast having become somewhat alienated as a result. ^[8]

See also

• Geography of India
• List of islands of India, considered distinct from mainland India
• Indian Himalayan Region, including non-mainland India
• China proper

References

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3. "India's bridge to Kashmir: Path to prosperity or tool of control?". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN   0882-7729 . Retrieved 4 April 2025.
4. Zargar, Safwat (6 March 2024). "'A message for mainland': In Kashmir, few expectations ahead of Modi's first visit after August 2019". Scroll.in. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
5. Ayyub, Rana (5 June 2024). "Behind The Facade Of Modi's 'New Kashmir'".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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7. Malik, Hasan Yaser (February 2015). "Siliguri: A Geopolitical Manoeuvre Corridor in the Eastern Himalayan Region for China and India". Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations. 1 (3): 699–VIII. ProQuest   1790497619.
8. Dutta, Urmitapa (February 2015). "The Long Way Home: The Vicissitudes of Belonging and Otherness in Northeast India" . Qualitative Inquiry. 21 (2): 161–172. doi:10.1177/1077800414542703. ISSN   1077-8004. S2CID   143776880.
9. Goswami, Uddipana (2019). "Armed in Northeast India: Special Powers, Act or No Act". S2CID   204780215.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
10. Haokip, Thongkholal (July 2011). "Conceptualising Northeast India: A Discursive Analysis on Diversity". Bangladesh e-Journal of Sociology. 8 (2): 109–120. SSRN   1623524.
11. Hennig, Thomas (2015). "Energy, Hydropower, and Geopolitics — Northeast India and its Neighbors: A Critical Review of the Establishment of India's Largest Hydropower Base". ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia (134): 121–142. doi:10.11588/asien.2015.134.18889. ISSN   2701-8431.

1. Some sources refer specifically to the valley of Kashmir as being outside of mainland India. ^{[1] [2]}