However, there IS one strand that continued even till today in terms of the
cultural and civilizational qualities that somehow have created the distinct traits
in all our three nations and affected our view of the world, our ways of thinking,
and our ways of solving problems between us. This has to do with the maritime
legacy that has befallen us for good or bad. All out three countries sit astride
major straits and waterways and hence, gave us a maritime perspective of things
we should worry about, if we were to live in peace with one another. The
maritime perspective has endured between us and we now look at problems over
fishing, oil and gas deposits, and overlapping claims with a historical background