New Delhi, India — The southernmost point of India, the Great Nicobar Island, is closer to the coasts of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia than it is to the Indian mainland. No Indian prime minister ...

The committee has accused India of failing to adequately protect vulnerable communities from ‘racial and ethnic discrimination’, while calling for a halt to major Great Nicobar projects until their im ...

Bulldozers are tearing through ancient forests home to some of the last remaining isolated people on Earth. Championed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the ambitious $12.5 billion Great Nicobar ...

To most of the world, Great Nicobar Island doesn’t seem to exist. Few photos from this remote, fragile island in the Indian Ocean have been posted online. The citizen science site iNaturalist contains ...

India’s $9-billion megaproject on Great Nicobar, which includes a port, airport, power plant, and township, aims to transform this remote island into a “global destination for business, trade, and ...

India’s main opposition party, the Indian National Congress, joined the rising chorus of voices against the multi-million construction project at one of the country’s environmentally sensitive islands ...

The hymn echoed through the Nicobarese settlement of Rajiv Nagar, weaving its way through structures that its residents now call home, illuminated by strings of bright, festive lights. Yet, amidst the ...

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 ...

India is expanding an air and naval base in the Car Nicobar island that is considered essential for its security both in the Bay of Bengal and in the Indian Ocean further South. The central aim of ...