1. True. 

• India’s position in Asia is geographically and politically important. 
• Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, China and Maldives are India’s neighbours. 
• The values of equality and mutual respect have a great importance in India’s foreign policy. India has established relations with neighbouring countries on the basis of these values.
• ndia is the biggest country in the Indian subcontinent. Similarly, India is economically and technologically more advanced. It is thus natural that India has a great influence among the South Asian countries.

2. False. 

• The conflict between India and China is connected to two issues : 

(a) Border issue and 

(b) The status of Tibet. 

• The border dispute between India and China is related to the Aksai Chin area and the Macmahon line. 
• China claims that the area, South of Aksai Chin and Macmahon line (Arunachal Pradesh) is Chinese Territory. China is not willing to agree that Macmahon Line is an international border. 
• India made several efforts to sort this border dispute by means of dialogue, but it has not met with much success. In 1962, China Attacked India. 
• When China was stepping up its military control in Tibet, Dalai Lama took asylum in India. This issue has been responsible for the conflict between the two countries.

3. True. 

• India has friendly relations with the southern neighbour Sri Lanka. 
• Political instability in Sri Lanka after 1985 was a result of the differences between the Tamil and the Sri Lankan Government. At that time, India had sent a peace keeping force to help the Sri Lankan government. 
• Friendly relations with Sri Lanka are important from the point of view of security in the Indian Ocean.