India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Growing Regional Significance

• Main Author: Hussain, Nazia
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Conflict and Stability; Country and Region Studies; East Asia and Asia Pacific; Global; International Politics and Security; South Asia; Southeast Asia and ASEAN
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80986; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40757
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

As China expands its maritime reach in the Indian Ocean, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands off the coast of India have gone high up on the priority list for New Delhi’s defence policy. The Modi government should develop a plan of action to tap the security and economic potential of the islands.