Economic and geographical position of India - an example for developing countries

2024 Author: Harold Hamphrey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:06

India is located on a peninsula in the form of an isosceles triangle. The favorable physical and geographical position of India and the concentration of important air and sea routes contribute to the unification of the South-Eastern and South-Asian states with Africa and Europe. This South Asian country is bordered by the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. India includes the Nicobar, Amindive, Andaman and other islands. The state with a total area of 3.287 million km² stretches from south to north for 3214 km and from west to east for about 3000 km. If its land boundary corresponds to 15,200 km, then the sea one is approximately 6,000 km. Most major ports are located either artificially (Chennai) or at river mouths (Kolkata). The south of the east coast is called Coromandel, and the south of the west coast of the Hindustan Peninsula is called Malabar. The geographical location of ancient India differs markedly from the location of modern India. In the past, the state corresponded to the territory of somecountries combined (Iran, Palestine, Asia Minor, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Phoenicia and Syria).

To the east, India currently touches Myanmar, Bhutan and Bangladesh; in the north it borders on Afghanistan, Nepal and China; adjoins Pakistan from the western side. Almost three-quarters of the area of India is filled with plateaus. The northern part of India is fenced off from other countries with the help of the Himalayas - the highest mountains in the world, accumulating a huge amount of moisture and heat. This mountain range rises above the Indo-Gangetic lowland and extends near the border of China, Afghanistan and Nepal. It is in the Himalayas that the great rivers Brahmaputra and Ganges arise. The most beautiful place in India is Goa, which is located next to the Arabian Sea.

Economic and geographical location of India

This fast-growing, agro-industrial state has achieved many recognitions in the economy. The national policy is aimed at the formation of the space program, industrialization and agrarian reforms. Indian industry consists of different types of production - from giant new factories to primitive handicrafts.

The main economic and geographical features are:

• Favorable economic and geographical position of India in the south of Asia, where sea routes from the Mediterranean to the Pacific Ocean are located;
• unresolved territorial issues related to China and Pakistan;
• difficult economic ties due to terrain with countries located onnorth.

Not only India's favorable geographical position attracts many foreign investors, but also the economy, which is rather controversial. Along with the rapid pace of industrial development, agriculture continues to move intensively. It involves 520 million people, of which more than half work in the agricultural sector; a quarter - in the service sector; the remaining amount is in the industry, the main areas of which are engineering, automotive, consumer electronics and more.

Thus, the economic and geographical position of India is favorable to the development of its economy, and the country is able to achieve success in the development of its economy.