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Monday, April 6, 2026
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.

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

Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.