In ‘Island on Edge: The Great Nicobar Crisis,' Pankaj Sekhsaria explores the plight of the indigenous Nicobarese and how mega-development projects threaten their existence.
The Pondicherry University-led research team, which discovered the harmless snake, has named it Irwin’s wolf snake, according to a study in Evolutionary Systematics.
We have several laws to protect the identity of the tribal communities. There is no need to shelve strategically important projects and infrastructure development schemes in Nicobar.
In ‘The Great Nicobar Betrayal’, Pankaj Sekhsaria looks at the ecological implications brought on by mega development project that’s planned for the island.
It also witnessed participation from IAF, Andaman & Nicobar Command, and Coast Guard, indicating the high degree of interoperability among the services.
In World Upside Down, Sujan Chinoy bears down on a key question – how is India recalibrating its strategic thinking to deal with a tumultuous world that often, and increasingly, appears untethered and upside down?
The ship has docked as part of its permanent deployment in Indo-Pacific region. First Sea Lord Admiral Ben Key describes opportunity to engage with Indian Navy 'hugely valuable'.
Great Nicobar Island to get transshipment port, airport, township. MP, Haryana earmarked for compensatory afforestation but experts say that can't make up for lost virgin rainforests.
The 21-yr-old woman has accused Andaman & Nicobar's former chief secretary & its labour commissioner of sexually abusing her twice & threatening her with dire consequences if she complained.
Tasked with granting environmental clearance, expert panel has sought more details on NITI Aayog’s plans to develop the biodiversity-rich island, so it can make an ‘informed’ decision.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
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