The Republic of India, commonly known as India, is a land of unparalleled majesty, comparable in size to entire continent of Europe, and home of nearly 16% of the world population.

Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east, India has a coastline of over 7000 kilometres. It borders Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north-east; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, Maldives and Indonesia.

Home to the Indus Valley civilization and a region of historic trade routes and vast empires, the Indian subcontinent was identified with its commercial and cultural wealth for much of its long history.

A pluralistic, multi-lingual, multi-ethnic society, India is home to a diversity of wildlife in a variety of protected habitats, which has also known a rapid economic progress in the last decade.

Destinations in India

Chennai Chennai, formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the Indian state called Tamil Nadu and the fourth largest city in India, with about 7.5 millions inhabitants.  >>

Delhi Delhi is the second largest metropolis in India after Mumbai. Located in northern India, Delhi has the political status of a federally administered union territory known as the National Capital Territory of Delhi.  >>

Mumbai Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of the state of Maharashtra, the most populous city of India, and by some measures the most populous city in the world with an estimated population of about 13 million.  >>