Maldives' proximity to the west coast of India, it is barely 70 nautical miles away from Minicoy and 300 nautical miles away from India's west coast, and its situation at the hub of commercial sea lanes running through Indian Ocean, and its potential to allow a third nation's naval presence in the area imbues it with significant strategic importance to India.
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