Explain the significance of Deccan peninsula protruding into the Indian ocean.

i. The Deccan Peninsula is bounded by the Bay of Bengal in the east, by the Arabian Sea in the west and by the Indian Ocean in the south.

ii. Its long coastline with the Indian Ocean helps India to protrude.

iii. It helps India to be connected with Africa, Europe, and West Asia through the Western Coast and with East Asia and Australia through the Eastern Coast.