"Strategic Necessity, Not Destruction": Centre On Great Nicobar Project

"Strategic Necessity, Not Destruction": Centre On Great Nicobar Project

Officials said the island's proximity of about 40 nautical miles to one of the world's busiest East-West shipping routes gives it a natural advantage for global trade

Global Asia peddles lies to stop 'Great Nicobar project' crucial for India's national security: Dismantling the global propaganda

The article in GlobalAsia by Nirmal Ghosh is finely written, intensely felt, and practically pointless as a policy critique. He characterises the Great Nicobar project as a ‘Faustian bargain’ in which India sells its ecological soul in exchange for strategic benefits that he describes as ‘theoretically persuasive though tactically questionable.’ It’s a remarkable display that he dismisses environmental safeguards as insufficient in one breath an…

Great Nicobar Project at the Crossroads: Strategic Ambition Meets Global Propaganda Battle

The Great Nicobar Project has emerged as one of India’s most ambitious infrastructure and strategic initiatives, but it has also become the focal point of intense global scrutiny, political contestation, and competing narratives. Positioned in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands near critical international shipping routes, the project seeks to transform Great Nicobar into a major economic, logistical, and military hub. At the same time, it is increa…

Modi's Rs 92,000 Cr. Great Nicobar Project is “One of the Biggest Scams” Says Rahul; Bengal's Phase II Also Sees 90%+ Turnout; Jaishankar, Araghchi Hold Sixth Call Amid War

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