Himalayan Rim

The Himalayan Rim is the region surrounding the Himalayas.

Geographically, it is surrounded by the Iranian Plateau in the west, Hindu Kush and Karakoram and Pamir ranges in the northwest, the Tibetan Plateau in the north, the Indochinese Peninsula in the east, and the Indian subcontinent in the south.

Geopolitics
The countries bordering the Himalayas ("Himalayan states") include China (Tibet in particular) to the north, Myanmar to the east, and the Northern South Asian countries of India, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, and Afghanistan to the south.

Various conflicts have broken out along the Himalayan Rim, such as the Chinese annexation of Tibet and the Indo-China War of 1962, and in general, there are significant tensions between various neighboring countries in the region as a result of border disputes.