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India's ambitious ₹72,000 crore Great Nicobar Project plans a transshipment port, airport, power plant, and township on the remote Andaman & Nicobar island outpost. Nicknamed ‘India's Hong Kong’, it ...
News India » Andaman and Nicobar Islan » Security: Juxtaposing the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India’s security and economic equation
Running around 770 km, from Landfall Island in the north to Indira Point in the south, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (A&NI) sit astride the junction of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea, closer ...
News India » Andaman and Nicobar Islan » Security: India’s ‘future fortress’? Andaman Islands’ potential in shipping, trade and logistics
Andaman and Nicobar Islands’ proximity to key shipping routes could create opportunities in ports, shipbuilding, logistics and regional trade as India seeks to strengthen maritime resilience ...
News India » Andaman and Nicobar Islan » Security: INS Baaz In Car Nicobar Signals India’s ‘Act East’ Ambitions, But Local Issues Cry For Attention – Analysis
India is expanding an air and naval base in the Car Nicobar island that is considered essential for its security both in the Bay of Bengal and in the Indian Ocean further South. The central aim of ...
News India » Andaman and Nicobar Islan » Security: India’s Plans to ‘Develop’ Great Nicobar Island Threatens Its Unique Wildlife and Indigenous Peoples
To most of the world, Great Nicobar Island doesn’t seem to exist. Few photos from this remote, fragile island in the Indian Ocean have been posted online. The citizen science site iNaturalist contains ...
News India » Andaman and Nicobar Islan » Security: Great Nicobar project: Supreme Court rejects govt’s plea, fast-tracks HC scrutiny
The court underlined the constitutional significance of protecting the culture of the indigenous tribes inhabiting the island ...
News India » Andaman and Nicobar Islan » Security: After the 2004 tsunami emptied India’s Trinket Island, abandoned cattle went feral; a 2020 study reported that only about 150 descendants remained
After the 2004 tsunami emptied Trinket Island, its cattle were left to survive without human care. Researchers reported about 150 descendants in 2020.