In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.

Assertion: There are major conflicts and differences between India and the other countries of South Asia.
 
Reason: Partly it is because of the geography of the region, in which India is located centrally and is therefore the only country that borders the others.

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

The major conflicts and differences, though, are between India and the others, partly because of the geography of the region, in which India is located centrally and is therefore the only country that borders the others.