Q- The central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean is considered of great significance. Why?
Answer- The central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean is considered of great significance because of the following reasons:
1. This location gives India a distinct climatic from rest of the Asian continents.
2. The natural harbours and the vast coastline have benefitted India in process of trade and commerce with the distant countries as well as its neighbours.
3. India get a big advantage of the Trans Indian Ocean route which connect the countries of Europe in the West and the countries in the East Asia.
4. This location helped a lot to establish close contact with Africa, West Asia and Europe from the southeast and East Asia from the Eastern coast.
These are some of the main significances of central location of India.