The Indian landmass is centrally located between West and East Asia.
India’s protruding Deccan Peninsula helped India to establish close contacts with West Asia, Africa and Europe, South-east and East Asia.
The relationships of India with other countries through the land routes are much older than her maritime contacts.
India has contributed a lot to the world in forms of ideas, philosophies (Upanishads, Ramayana, Panchtantra) and mathematics (Indian numerals and decimal system).
The spices, muslin and other merchandise were taken from India to different countries.
In exchange, India’s architecture was influenced by Greek sculpture and architectural styles from West Asia.
