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Wednesday, November 19, 2025
TopicAndaman and Nicobar

Topic: Andaman and Nicobar

Great Nicobar Island can serve as India’s Pearl Harbor, help counter China’s aggression

New Delhi has not yet articulated a long-term military component of Viksit Bharat. Therefore, it is necessary to look at China’s Grand Strategy before developing ours.

ED’s 1st raid in Andaman & Nicobar: A Rs 200 crore cooperative bank ‘scam’ linked to former Congress MP

Congress leader and former MP Kuldeep Rai Sharma is prime accused in the case related to alleged irregularities in Andaman and Nicobar State Cooperative (ANSC) Bank.

Indian Police probe Elon Musk’s Starlink’s role in $4.25 billion meth seizure at Andaman and Nicobar

The inquiry comes as Starlink nears its India launch, after months of lobbying for satellite spectrum amid opposition from billionaire Mukesh Ambani, who pushed for spectrum auctions.

West tried to colonise Nicobar for a century—most missions failed within a year

Keshav Chandra's 'When the Turquoise Waters Turned Dark' provides a fresh perspective on the colonial history of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Port Blair’s new name ‘Sri Vijaya Puram’ isn’t historical or decolonial. It’s politics

Srivijaya today is one of Southeast Asia’s most puzzling polities. It made temple gifts from Thailand to Bengal and Tamil Nadu. And many of its remains have disappeared into private collections.

What is Great Nicobar project, and why are Bhupender Yadav and Jairam Ramesh butting heads over it

Opposition says the 'mega-infrastructure project', which includes greenfield international airport & a township, could have 'disastrous' human, social, and ecological consequences.

Myanmar’s Great Coco Island near Andamans gets new military infrastructure, Chinese hand suspected

Great Coco Island is just 55 km north of Andaman & Nicobar. Two new hangars, causeway & accommodation bloc visible in proximity to freshly lengthened runway & radar station, show satellite images.

Tribal affairs ministry in touch with local administration as Covid hits Great Andamanese tribe

10 members of the Great Andamanese tribe, which only has 59 surviving members and lives in Strait Island in the archipelago, were recently tested positive for Covid.

Navy deploys large number of ships in Indian Ocean to send clear ‘message’ to China

Since tensions in Ladakh began, three service chiefs have been meeting regularly to plan military strategies.

Andaman & Nicobar has started conducting ‘pool tests’ for Covid-19 — first in the country

Five samples per testing kit, that's what a "pool test" looks like in the Andaman & Nicobar islands for the past 10 days. Rest of resource-poor India may follow suit.

On Camera

Why the US Congress put its foot down on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files

The US House has effectively drawn a line in the sand and approved the release of the Epstein files despite President Trump's efforts to stop it from happening.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.