The palaeomagnetic results obtained from India indicate that in the past, the Indian land mass has moved

Palaeomagnetic and geological evidence recorded in textbook sources show that the Indian land mass was located well south of the equator (about 50°S) in the Mesozoic and subsequently migrated northward, colliding with Asia and uplifting the Himalaya. Text passages state India moved northward from southern latitudes and that this northward drift continued into the Cenozoic, producing the Himalaya through convergence and crustal shortening [3]. Thus palaeomagnetic reconstructions and apparent polar wander paths consistently indicate a northward motion of the Indian plate from Gondwana toward and into Asia, making “northward” the correct choice.

Sources

1. [1] Physical Geography by PMF IAS, Manjunath Thamminidi, PMF IAS (1st ed.) > Chapter 8: Convergent Boundary > Formation of The Himalayans and The Tibetan Plateau > p. 121
2. [2] INDIA PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, Geography Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 2: Structure and Physiography > STRUCTURE AND PHYSIOGRAPHY > p. 8
3. [3] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 2: Physiography > ii) The Plate Tectonic Origin of the Himalaya > p. 5