Great Nicobar Project

• ₹72,000+ crore "Holistic Development" mega-project on Great Nicobar Island (southernmost Andaman & Nicobar) covering ~16,610 hectares, anchored by a transhipment port, greenfield airport, township and power plant.
• Pitched as a strategic-cum-economic pivot in the Andaman Sea to reduce dependence on Colombo, Singapore, Klang for Indian container transhipment.
• High UPSC salience: intersects GS-II (governance, tribal rights), GS-III (infra, environment, internal security) and ethics around Shompen/Nicobarese PVTGs.