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The central location of India at the head of the Indian Oc... - Contemporary India
The central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean is considered of great significance. Why?
The central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean is significant because:
Strategic Trade Routes: It connects the countries of Europe in the West and the countries of East Asia, providing a strategic central location to the trans-Indian Ocean routes.
Connectivity: The Deccan Peninsula protrudes into the Indian Ocean, helping India to establish close contact with West Asia, Africa, and Europe from the western coast and with Southeast and East Asia from the eastern coast.
Dominance in the Region: No other country has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean as India has. It is India’s eminent position in the Indian Ocean which justifies the naming of an ocean after it.