Explain the geopolitics of Indian ocean border states.
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Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering 70,560,000 km2 (27,240,000 sq mi) (approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface).[3] It is bounded by Asia on the north, on the west by Africa, on the east by Australia, and on the south by the Southern Ocean or, depending on definition, by Antarctica.
Indian Ocean
Extent of the Indian Ocean according to The World Factbook

The ocean-floor of the Indian Ocean is divided by spreading ridges and crisscrossed by aseismic structures
LocationIndian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Western Asia, Northeast Africa, East Africa, Southern Africaand AustraliaCoordinates20°S 80°ETypeOceanMax. width6,200 mi (10,000 km) Surface area68,556,000 km2(26,470,000 sq mi)Average depth3,741 m (12,274 ft)Max. depth7,258 m (23,812 ft)SettlementsDurban, Mumbai, Perth, Colombo, Padang, MaputoReferences
Indian Ocean
Extent of the Indian Ocean according to The World Factbook

The ocean-floor of the Indian Ocean is divided by spreading ridges and crisscrossed by aseismic structures
LocationIndian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Western Asia, Northeast Africa, East Africa, Southern Africaand AustraliaCoordinates20°S 80°ETypeOceanMax. width6,200 mi (10,000 km) Surface area68,556,000 km2(26,470,000 sq mi)Average depth3,741 m (12,274 ft)Max. depth7,258 m (23,812 ft)SettlementsDurban, Mumbai, Perth, Colombo, Padang, MaputoReferences
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