India’s RM35b Great Nicobar megaport reshapes strategic Indian Ocean power play

“This is genocide”: India’s $9 billion Great Nicobar project against China sparks fea

India is advancing a $9B plan to develop Great Nicobar with a port, airport and new city near the Malacca Strait, amid rivalry with China; Critics warn of rainforest loss and threats to Indigenous tribes, while courts and officials back the project

Great Nicobar: Is Congress putting politics first?

Today, as India establishes its identity on the global stage as an emerging superpower, the nation requires a robust strategic framework, modern infrastructure and enhanced global trade capabilities. Amidst the escalating geopolitical rivalry in the Indo-Pacific region, strengthening India’s maritime interests and national security is the need of the hour. In such a context, the Great Nicobar Project serves as the cornerstone of India’s strategi…

India’s RM35b Great Nicobar megaport reshapes strategic Indian Ocean power play

CAMPBELL BAY (India), May 19 —  On a remote island in the Andaman Sea, bulldozers are tearing into pristine forests that are home to one of Earth’s most isolated people — part of India’s ambition for a US$9 billion (RM35 billion) megaport, airport and city.Designed to rival China’s investments around the Indian Ocean, New Delhi’s colossal project will be built on Great Nicobar Island, a site offering a naval presence far closer to South-east Asi…

Great Nicobar project endangers UNESCO-designated biosphere reserve: Congress

New Delhi, May 19 (PTI) Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve now stands hugely endangered due to the "ill-conceived, commercially-driven" Great Nicobar project, which is being "bulldozed" by the BJP-led Centre.In a post on X, Ramesh said the reserve is one of the 18 designated reserves recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), adding that one takes gr…