Answer:
No
other country has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean as India has and indeed
it has provided a significant boost to India's maritime trade. Almost 90 per
cent of India's international trade is done through sea. The Deccan Peninsula
protrudes into the Indian Ocean, thus helping India to establish close contact
with West Asia, Africa and Europe from the Western coast and with South-East
Asia and East Asia from the Eastern coast.
India's central location at the head of the Indian Ocean and its long
coastline have much helped in its interaction through sea. The sea routes
passing through the Indian Ocean provides easy connectivity to India with the
West and the East. India has developed many ports on its Western and Eastern
coast like Mumbai, Chennai, Kochi, Visakhapatnam, etc which have become major
centres for international business.
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