How India uses remote island to show strength against China
Key takeaways
- At the edge of the Indian Ocean, the far-flung Great Nicobar Island is being turned into a strategic hub that New Delhi hopes will shape trade routes and boost its military reach.
- https://p.dw.com/p/5DLy UIndia is investing billions into the remote island in a bid to counter Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean Image: R.
- Located at the tip of the Andaman and Nicobar chain, closer to Indonesia's Sumatra than to the Indian mainland, the island sits near the Strait of Malacca, one of the world's busiest shipping corridors.
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At the edge of the Indian Ocean, the far-flung Great Nicobar Island is being turned into a strategic hub that New Delhi hopes will shape trade routes and boost its military reach.
https://p.dw.com/p/5DLy UIndia is investing billions into the remote island in a bid to counter Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean Image: R. Satish Babu/AFPAdvertisement India is transforming Great Nicobar Island, its southernmost territory in the Bay of Bengal, into a major strategic asset.
Located at the tip of the Andaman and Nicobar chain, closer to Indonesia's Sumatra than to the Indian mainland, the island sits near the Strait of Malacca, one of the world's busiest shipping corridors.