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Himalayas act as a natural barrier for most of the South Asian countries as the climatic conditions and topography of the buffer countries (India, China: Tibet, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bhutan) are dependent on it. Geologically, Himalayas were formed by the collision of Indo-Australian tectonic plates. The region gives a strategic value to the Indian Sub-continent which always has taken into account as a geopolitical pivot of India along with the Indian Ocean. At the same time, there are significant challenges within the Himalayan region which are very crucial and strategic for India. These issues are mostly geopolitical in nature such as border disputes with China, Pakistan, and Nepal. This study focuses on the major strategic challenges of India in the Himalayan region. For analyzing this paper we mostly relied on secondary data which were collected through different books, journals, authentic internet sources, grey literature, and websites. The paper highlights on how to minimize the strategic challenges which India is facing presently. This research will be useful for scholars and academicians, foreign policy, decision-makers, security, and strategic influence on frontiers.