Question

India's strategic location on the head of Indian ocean has helped her to establish land and maritime contact in the ancient and medieval times . Explain

Answer 1

1=Due to its central location at the head of the Indian Ocean countries of east Africa, West Asia, south and south east Asia could be reached through sea route.
2= Unliked land locked countries, it has an easy access to the outside world. The ocean routes from east and south-east Asia and Australia to Africa and Europe pass through the Indian Ocean.
3=India can also reached Canada and USA through strait of Malacca after crossing the Pacific Ocean.
4= India is favourably located on the world's highway of trade and commerce both to the east and the west..