India’s “Look East” policy was launched in 1991 by then-Prime Minister Narasimha Rao to increase cooperation with the Southeast Asian nations. The term “Act East” got significant attention when then-U ...

Travellers heading to southern India and the Andaman Islands should prepare for heavy rain and strong winds from February ...

At present, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information and Services (INCOIS) receives earthquake signals and processes its ...

Great Nicobar Island is located about 40 to 90 nautical miles, approximately 74 to 167 kilometres, from the northern entrance of the Strait of Malacca, the key maritime passage linking the Indian ...

Few regions in India illustrate the complex interplay between development, national security and environmental protection as clearly as the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Stretching over 800 kilometres in ...

Strategic islands played a key role in establishing the British empire’s dominance over the Indian Ocean region. Through a ring of bases and naval presence on islands, the British essentially ...

A Japanese tanker collided with a small Indian vessel off the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, spilling over 4,500 tonnes of oil into the Indian Ocean. Concerned about the effect of the spill on the ...

Editor’s Note: This is the nineteenth installment of “Southern (Dis)Comfort,” a series from War on the Rocks and the Stimson Center. The series seeks to unpack the dynamics of intensifying competition ...

A delegation from JAFADU submitted a memorandum to Union Minister Ramdas Athawale opposing a deemed university in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Concerns include affordability and accessibility for ...

India may not be the first country that comes to mind when thinking about scuba diving, despite its coastline stretching over ...

At least 21 people were killed Sunday when a boat full of tourists capsized off the coast of India's Andaman Islands. An archipelago of around 570 tropical islands to the east of India's mainland, the ...