Chandigarh, April 23 -- The department of defence and national security studies, Panjab University (PU), organised a lecture on 'Geopolitics of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR)' on Monday. Vice admiral HS Malhi (retd) delivered the lecture. Malhi said the Indian Ocean holds a significant impact in the world geopolitics. He said, "This is because most of the trade passing through the region is extra-regional, thus any disruption in the trade flowing on the sea lanes of communication passing through the IOR will have implications for nations across the globe. Despite being the biggest landmass jutting in the Indian Ocean, India has maintained a continental mindset due to the repeated invasions it faced from the land routes."...