Great Nicobar
Coverage of Great Nicobar in the Nexus archive.
- PM Modi marching to 'environmental disaster' in Great Nicobar: Congress
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh criticizes PM Modi's Great Nicobar Project, calling it an environmental disaster. He states the nation's ecological conscience is on trial.
- Government defends Great Nicobar development plans, cites strategic and environmental safeguards
The government is defending the Great Nicobar development plans, highlighting strategic and environmental safeguards. The project aims to transform the island into a maritime and economic hub, enhancing India's defense capabilities in the Indian Ocean Region.
- India’s US$9 billion island megaport sharpens China’s ‘Malacca dilemma’
India is developing a US$9 billion megaport project on Great Nicobar island in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, designed to create a major transport hub with transhipment port, international airport, and logistical facilities. The project aims to address China's strategic concerns about sea route vulnerabilities, particularly the 'Malacca dilemma,' by providing alternative shipping routes. The development spans 166 sq km and is expected to take three decades to complete.