New Delhi/Jakarta, July 20 (IANS) India and Indonesia have demonstrated that close cooperation between major neighbours is possible without succumbing to divisions created by competing global powers. The ability of New Delhi and Jakarta to maintain strong ties with both Russia and the United States while pursuing national interests without becoming subordinate to either side reflects a diplomatic balancing act worthy of admiration, a report has stated.Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Indo…
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New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The Andaman & Nicobar Islands are poised to become a strategic gateway for India, a world-class transhipment and logistics hub for the Bay of Bengal, and a model of ecological stewardship, with the government approving the ambitious Rs 81,000 crore Great Nicobar Island Development Project (GNIDP), according to a report.An article in India Narrative highlighted that this holistic project aims to transform the GNI into a multimodal hub comprising a transhipment port, …
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Wladyslaw Teofil Bartoszewski, Poland’s Secretary of State and Deputy Foreign Minister, on Tuesday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an “extremely competent and accomplished” global leader who has changed India phenomenally with his leadership. “He’s a major global leader; there’s no question about that. I mean, he’s extremely competent, extremely accomplished. India has changed phenomenally under his leadership. I have had the honour of meeting him and talking to …
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent foreign visits have resulted in significant strategic, defence, and economic benefits for the country. BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra said this during a press conference at the party’s headquarters in New Delhi on Prime Minister’s recent visits to Seychelles, Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as the visits of Japan’s top leadership to India.Patra titled his pr…
Ottawa, July 11 (IANS) The Great Nicobar project has assumed greater significance in the aftermath of the Iran war, with the Strait of Malacca continuing to serve as a lifeline for East Asia’s energy and economic flows. The project reinforces India’s strategic position at the gateway of the Malacca Strait, a report has stated.It noted that the ‘Malacca Dilemma’ has been a long-standing concern for Chinese strategists, prompting Beijing to pursue projects such as the China-Pakistan Economic…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Major General Dhruv Katoch (retired) asserted that the Great Nicobar Project will give India “leverage by having its military presence” in the Six Degree Channel on the south of the Great Nicobar, from where 90 per cent of the world’s containers will pass in the future.Also, following the breakthrough of the country’s longest Zojila Tunnel on Tuesday, Dhruv Katoch said that besides serving as a strategic importance for the Indian Army, Ladakh and Kargil will now be conne…
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The Great Nicobar Project, work on which is underway, aims to transform the island into a strategic maritime and economic hub by leveraging its proximity to the global East–West shipping route and reducing dependence on foreign transshipment ports, keeping in view India’s defence and national security, an article contended.The project, which will strengthen India’s strategic presence in the Andaman Sea and Southeast Asia, seeks to balance port-led economic growth w…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) After Iran demonstrated that it can exploit its geographical advantage to use the Strait of Hormuz as a chokepoint and monetise transit through the narrow waterway by charging a fee on ships, the trend appears to be spreading, with Indonesia sending a signal that it is contemplating similar steps to raise revenue from the Strait of Malacca.Critical sea trade passages are no longer deemed safe and neutral. Instead, they are increasingly viewed as assets that can be regula…
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) India to build a strategic outpost in the Indo-Pacific, expanding its defence focus towards some of the busiest shipping routes in the world in Southeast Asia, a report said.India is pushing forward with a $9 billion infrastructure project on Great Nicobar Island, which is located near one of the world’s critical shipping arteries away from the Indian mainland.”It leverages Great Nicobar’s strategic location to strengthen India’s national security, maritime and defence p…
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The blockade of Strait of Hormuz, for about two months by the Iranian and US forces in the Persian Gulf has resulted in escalation of oil prices and its cascading effect on economies worldwide, however, one point being increasingly debated by nations lining the Indian oceans is that — should they also put similar restraints and limitations on their sea-routes. The Hormuz Strait has been at the centre of US-Iran war, with their animosity turning into a nightmare for econ…