Is india an asian country?

According to Chris Brewster, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan constitute the Indian subcontinent; with Afghanistan and Maldives included it is more commonly referred to as South Asia. There is no globally accepted definition on which countries are a part of South Asia or Indian subcontinent. read more

India (IAST: Bhārat), also called the Republic of India (IAST: Bhārat Gaṇarājya), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country (with over 1.2 billion people), and the most populous democracy in the world. read more

Of course, India is considered to be an Asian country. This is really simple because India is called Indian subcontinent which is in South East Asia. Now Indian Subcontinent because it is separated from other countries by the lofty Himalayas in the north and north west and north east. read more

Longer Version: Since the country of India is entirely within the globally accepted boundaries of the Asian continent, the inhabitants of the aforementioned area of "India" are also the inhabitants of the bigger area of "Asia". read more