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A ₹92,000 crore Greenfield project by NITI Aayog, the Great Nicobar Island Project aims to boost India’s strategic and economic presence in the Indo-Pacific — but faces criticism for its ecological, tribal, and environmental impact. Where is Great Nicobar Island and why is it important? Great Nicobar Island (GNI) is the southernmost island of India, part of the Nicobar group in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Union Territory. It lies close to the Malacca Strait, one of the bu