NationalInterest: A year after Op Sindoor, India must look east & militarise Nicobar islands urgently

About this episode

The episode discusses the need for India to focus on militarizing the Nicobar islands in response to emerging threats from the east.

India has seen threats emerging from the west and the north, from Pakistan and China, historically & instinctively. The east has received less attention. But, it’s now time to look east & militarise the Nicobar islands. Watch this week’s #NationalInterest with Shekhar Gupta:----more----Read this week's National Interest here: https://theprint.in/national-interest/india-eastern-seaboard-great-nicobar-island-malacca-strait/2919872/

People in this episode

Host: Shekhar Gupta

Topics covered

• militarization
• India
• Nicobar islands
• geopolitics
• security threats
• eastern seaboard

Keywords

• Op Sindoor
• militarization
• Nicobar islands
• India
• security
• geopolitics
• Pakistan
• China

Mentioned in this episode

Places: India, Nicobar islands, Pakistan, China, Malacca Strait

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