Between India and East Asia, the navigation-time and distance can be greatly reduced by which of the following?1. Deepening the Malacca straits between Malaysia and Indonesia.2. Opening a new canal across the Kra isthmus between the Gulf of Siam and the Andaman Sea.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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1.	Between India and East Asia, the navigation-time and distance can be greatly reduced by which of the following?1. Deepening the Malacca straits between Malaysia and Indonesia.2. Opening a new canal across the Kra isthmus between the Gulf of Siam and the Andaman Sea.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A.	1 only
B.	2 only
C.	Both 1 and 2
D.	Neither 1 nor 2
Answer» D. Neither 1 nor 2