In what way the central location of India in the Indian Ocean has been it's advantage
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.. The central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean is considered of great significance because: (a) It has given India a strategic advantage due to the Trans Indian ocean routes which connect the countries of Europe in the West and the countries of East Asia.
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- Precisely because of that reason viz. its geo-strategic location vis a vis the Indian Ocean. More than 65% of world's maritime trade, including essential energy requirements, pass through this ocean. Its Eastern and western choke-points are within easy Indian control.
- Indian Ocean connects the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean littoral powers. Whoever controls the strategic sea-lanes linking them can leverage that localisation advantage, through appropriate power projection.
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