Great Nicobar Project debate cannot be reduced to a binary choice between ecology and security. In the Indo-Pacific, strategic inaction can permanently weaken India’s position.
It’s time we stop flexing our tourism potential and start building a genuine tourism culture. One that goes beyond the platitudinous slogan of atithi devo bhava.
CEA Nageswaran cites broad-based recovery in consumption and investment even as RBI cuts FY27 growth forecast to 6.6% amid West Asia-related inflation risks
The central curse of our urban governance isn’t that more voters live in these slummified villages. It’s that the political class panders to them instead of improving their quality of life.
A few caveats. Seismic activity. The site is 100 – 150 kilometres to the north of the epicentre of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Factor that in planning and standards of safety for construction. 2. The highest standards of environmental sustainability. All energy renewable. Desalination plants. With so much commercial activity planned, including mass tourism, adequate provision for sewage treatment, solid waste management.
A few caveats. Seismic activity. The site is 100 – 150 kilometres to the north of the epicentre of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Factor that in planning and standards of safety for construction. 2. The highest standards of environmental sustainability. All energy renewable. Desalination plants. With so much commercial activity planned, including mass tourism, adequate provision for sewage treatment, solid waste management.