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title: "International Border (IB): India's Settled Frontier"
description: "The International Border (IB) is India's legally recognised, demarcated boundary, unlike the disputed LoC or LAC. See how it differs and which forces guard it."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The International Border is the mutually recognised, legally demarcated boundary separating India from its neighbours, distinct from disputed lines like the LoC and LAC.
- How does the International Border differ from the Line of Control?
- Which force guards India's International Borders?
- What are the stages of establishing an international border?
- Why does Pakistan call part of the India–Pakistan IB a 'Working Boundary'?

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