Question

Why was India the “middle-man” in ancient times?

Answer 1

India was the middle man in ancient times, because they were the middle of the trade routes from europe to asia. Thus they are the middle men

Answer 2

India had the passage to Eastern Asia.

Step-by-step explanation:

India often had the trade route to Asia, so instead of allowing the european traders to pass through their land, they´d just go to China and the other eastern asiatic empires, buy whatever the europeans wnated and re-sell it to the European traders that arrived at India. That´s why historically India in ancient times was the middle man.