what is the role of Indian land route play in relationship of Indian with other countries
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→ The various passes across the mountains in the north have provided passages to the ancient travellers while the oceans restricted such interaction for a long time.
→ These routes have contributed in the exchange of ideas and commodities since ancient times. The ideas of the Upanishads and the Ramayana, the stories of Panchtantra, the Indian numerals, and the decimal system thus could reach many parts of the world.
→ The spices, muslin and other merchandise were taken from India to different countries. On the other hand, the influence of Greek sculpture, and the architectural styles of dome and minarets from West Asia can be seen in different parts of India.
Historically Indian subcontinent has been isolated, from north and east and west. Silk Road was a trading road and traders from northwest came to trade with Indians bringing what they could and buying what was sold.
That in itself was not enough so the invasions happened. Invasions to a land of happy go lucky people, practising a faith that was accommodative to even the invaders and impoverishing a land and people by imposition of politics and economy favourable to outsiders.
Present result of these buccaneering ways was partitioning the land mass since the imported faith was not aligned and non synchronous to native faith.
The result of this partitioning is loss of land routes, except in the east of the land mass and there too, different cultures meet the difficult and tenuous land connections. Routes to the west are occupied by a nation which has sworn to destroy us.
To answer the question, land routes in India do not play very significant role in developing Indian relations with other countries except to the east of divided Indian subcontinent, where an attempt is being made for sometime now to establish relationships.
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