New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Great Nicobar Island Development Project is not merely an infrastructure initiative but India’s strategic response to counter growing Chinese footprint across the Indian Ocean by unlocking the potential of one of the most strategically valuable locations in the Indo-Pacific region, a report has detailed. The report in ‘Global Order’ mentioned that India has now introduced a new strategic variable into the Indo-Pacific chessboard from an advantageous geographic posi…
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New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) India’s ambitious Great Nicobar Project, a mega infrastructure initiative aimed at transforming the country’s southernmost island into a strategic commercial and military hub, is being seen as a potential game-changer in the Indo-Pacific region, with far-reaching geopolitical implications, particularly for China.There are moments in geopolitics when a single infrastructure project changes the calculus of an entire region. The Great Nicobar Island Development Project i…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Defence veterans have strongly backed the Great Nicobar Project in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, terming it crucial for India’s maritime security, economic growth and strategic positioning, while dismissing concerns raised by Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi over environmental degradation.LoP Gandhi flagged potential ecological damage and risks to indigenous communities in the islands.However, former Air Chief Marshal R. K. S. Bhadauria rejected…
Jakarta, April 21 (IANS) Indian Navy Ship (INS) Sunayna arrived at Indonesia’s state capital Jakarta on Tuesday, marking the third port call of its operational deployment to the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), officials said. The Offshore Patrol Vessel deployed under the IOS SAGAR initiative, with a multinational crew from 16 friendly foreign countries onboard.During the port call at Jakarta, the ship will engage with the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) through professional, social and sporting interactions…