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May 2 12 tweets 5 min read
The Great Nicobar Project: India’s Ultimate Maritime Masterstroke 🇮🇳⚓

There is a coordinated PR campaign targeting the ₹72,000 Crore Great Nicobar Island (GNI) project.

Cutting through the political noise, the reality is stark: this is the most critical infrastructure project for India’s survival and dominance in the 21st century.

Here are the hard facts. 🧵👇Image The Geographic Imperative 🗺️

Look at the map.

Great Nicobar sits right on the Six Degree Channel.

This is the entry point to the Malacca Strait, where over 30% of global sea-borne trade and 80% of China’s oil imports pass.

GNI is the literal gatekeeper of the Indo-Pacific. Image