Question

What is the significance of India's central location?

Answer 1

• India's central location is significant in the following way-
• India is a south -west extension of the Asian continent. The trans Indian Ocean routes which connect the countries of Europe in the west and the countries of East Asia provide a strategic central location to India.

• India's strategic location at the head of the Indian Ocean confers considerable strategic value and aids in the maintenance of trade and commerce.

• The Deccan Plateau protrudes into the Indian Ocean, thus helping India to establish close contact with West Asia, Africa and Europe from the western coast and East Asia and Southeast from the eastern coast.