Question

Why the central location of India at the head of Indian ocean is consider of great significance ?

Answer 1

India is centrally located between the East and the West Asia.

India is strategically located at the centre of the trans-Indian Ocean routes which connect the European countries in the west and the countries of East Asia.

India could establish close contact with West Asia, Africa and Europe from the western coast. Moreover, it could establish close contact with Southeast and East Asia from the eastern coast.

Answer 2

• 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.

• The Deccan Peninsula protrudes into the Indian Ocean helps India to establish close contact with West Asia, Africa and Europe from the Western coast and with the Southeast and East Asia from the Eastern coast.

• The vast coastline and the natural harbours have benefitted India in carrying out trade and commerce with its neighbouring and distant countries.

• It has given India a distinct climate than the rest of the Asian Continent.