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India shifts air power strategy at Great Nicobar with new civil-military airport

1 report, 1 independent Updated Oct 12
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India has abandoned its plan to extend the runway at INS Baaz, its air station on Great Nicobar Island. Instead, a new civil-military airport near Chingen and Galathea Bay will be constructed, costing ₹13,000-crore. This new facility is part of a larger ₹81,000-crore infrastructure project and will serve both civilian and military aviation needs. Meanwhile, Great Coco Island is being used for monitoring approaches to Malacca.

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Why it matters

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The new airport enhances India's ability to monitor activity around the eastern Indian Ocean and the Malacca approaches. Great Nicobar Island serves as a forward location for monitoring maritime traffic through the critical Malacca shipping route.

Great Nicobar's proximity to the Malacca Strait highlights the strategic importance of the Indian Ocean and Indo-Pacific trade routes.

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Who's involved

  • Great Nicobar IslandLocation where India is enhancing air power and building a new airport.
  • Great Coco IslandLocation currently being used for monitoring Malacca approaches.
  • MalaccaCritical maritime route whose approaches are being monitored.

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