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 some which are life threatening and very risky. We give you a list of 10 most dangerous borders where you don't want to get stuck at: 1. India and Pakistan India-Pakistan border demarcates India and Pakistan, the total length being 1,800 miles. The border was created in 1947 post partition of the two countries in which a million people were killed. The border runs along the ceasefire line called Line of Control. The LoC separates the Indian Jammu Kashmir and Pak Occupied Kashmir in the north, to Wagah line, which partitions the Indian Punjab state and Punjab Province of Pakistan, in the east. The Zero Point separates the Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan from Sindh province of Pakistan, in the south.The Kashmir issue remains a major reason for the border being the most dangerous.India and Pakistan have fought wars in 1965, 1971, 1999. Thousands of soldiers were killed in these deadly wars, and there have been a number of ceasefire violations too. Pakistan had violated ceasefire 96 times in 2013 so far, the highest in 8 years according to MoD figures. 2. Sudan and Southern Sudan The length of the border is 1,350 miles. The war between Sudan and South Sudan had been going on since 1955 till 2005 over oil reserves in South Sudan's Unity state and Sudan's South Kordofan. Nearly, 2.5 million people had been killed and 5 million displaced. In January, 2005 a peace deal was signed which provides permanent ceasefire, autonomy for the South , a power sharing agreement involving rebels in Khartoum and a south Sudanese referendum on independence in six years' time. 3. Afghanistan and Pakistan The Durand line lies at the very heart amidst tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The border is known far being lawless, al Qaeda and Drone strikes. It is a 1,500 mile long border separating Afghanistan and Pakistan. The ongoing border conflict is due to tribal conflicts exacerbated by both the Afghan Taliban and Pak Taliban.The decades-long standoff between the two countries has its roots in the so-called “Pashtunistan” territory that starts in southern Afghanistan, straddles the Durand Line and cuts a vertical swath over nearly half of modern Pakistan, including the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the east, Federally Administered Tribal Areas to the northwest, Baluchistan to the south and its coastline on the Arabian Sea.Moreover, US drone attacks have been common for the region. Afghanistan has always refused to recognize the Durand line as its international border with Pakistan. Cross border shellings intensified in 2011 and 2012 when Pakistani missiles hit civilian areas inside Afghanistan's Nuristan, Kunar and Nangarhar provinces. Most of these are related to the United States drone attacks in Pakistan from the Afghan side and the Taliban insurgency. There have been 253 drone strikes since 2004, with an estimated death toll between 1,557 and 2,464, according to the New America Foundation. 4. United States and Mexico Running from Imperial Beach, California, and Tijuana, Baja California, in the west to Matamoros, Tamaulipas, and Brownsville, Texas, in the east, the 1,950 miles long border separates the United States from Mexico. The Mexico drug war is the major reason for the border being threatening. A report published by Human Rights Watch criticizes Mexican security forces and estimates more than 60,000 people were killed in drug-related violence from 2006 to 2012. 5. Cambodia and Thailand The length of the border being 500 miles, dozens were killed and tens of thousands displaced on both sides of the border over the 11th-century Preah Vihear dating back to colonial times. Thailand says the area was never drawn and the demarcation by the French in the beginning of 20th century lacked clarity.After a long battle the, International Court of Justice awarded the Hindu temple to Cambodia. But the dispute over the 1.8-square-mile area around the holy site has never been resolved. An agreement was reached in December 2011, in which Thai troops had to withdraw from the disputed area. 6. Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola border The border is considered dangerous as many Congolese women are victims of rape and violence from Angola security forces.The two countries have been drawn into disputes over border demarcation, offshore oil ownership, and Congo's rapprochements with Rwanda and Uganda, its neighbors to the east. According to Human Rights Watch, 61 women have been raped since March 2013 in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. 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. 8. North Korea and South Korea The Korean Demilitarized Zone, runs along the 38th Parallel north. Since 1948, the 38th parallel has demarcated North Korea and South Korea. At the conclusion of the Korean War in 1953, each side agreed to move its troops back from the front line, creating a 2.5-mile-wide buffer zone known as the demilitarized zone (DMZ). While the DMZ has been largely peaceful in the almost six decades since the end of the Korean War, it remains one of the world's most heavily militarized borders, with nearly 2 million soldiers patrolling both sides of the border. 9. Israel and Syria The Instability in Syria, raising fears that border violence with Israel will be used to distract from the Syrian regime's internal problems. For 37 years, the de facto border between Israel and Syria, which are still technically at war, has been relatively quiet. Israeli officials accuse Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of encouraging protesters to cross the border fence in an attempt to divert attention from his deadly crackdown on protesters within Syria. 10. Chad and Sudan Armed rebel groups preying on hundreds of thousands of refugees from Darfur is the reason of this border being dangerous. Relations between Chad and Sudan have been strained due to the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region and the civil war in Chad. After years of mutual meddling, the two countries signed an agreement in January 2010 to normalize relations and deny armed groups the use of their respective territories.

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

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