The Himalaya Mountains were formed as a result of the Indian Plate pushing into the heart of Asia. There are only three ways plates can interact while moving. This, in turn, causes there to be only three types of boundaries on the surface of the earth produced by different stress fields. The first boundary is called divergent. This is a tension or a stress that pulls the plates apart.
Divergent boundaries cause mid oceanic ridges.
There are 2 plates that move away from each other leaving room for material from the mantle to seep into space and form a new sea floor. Some other common characteristics are high heat flow, mild volcanic activity, and shallow earthquakes. The second boundary is called convergent and this is a compression, or a stress that can shorten or compresses the plates. In the Convergent boundary, plates move towards one another cause one plate to submerge beneath the other. Convergent boundaries cause mountain ranges to develop.