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What is the important of Andaman and Nicobar Islands for India?
Andaman & Nicobar (A&N) is an important hub for the economic strategic cooperation of India. The role of A&N in India’s strong ties with East Asian countries and other sea-related countries is very critical under the Act-East Policy and this is likely to grow.
Why are Andaman and Nicobar island groups considered as having strategic importance?
The ANI are also home to India’s only integrated tri-service command of the armed forces—the Andaman and Nicobar Command for maritime surveillance and enhancing India’s strategic presence in the eastern Indian Ocean as it merges into the Pacific.
Does Burma have any claim over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
Historically,Burma has no claim over Andaman and Nicobar islands.even though,whole Burma was a part of British India from 1850s until 1920s,it is because of the follwing reasons :- It was once under the control of Chola Empire of South India,under the rule of Rajendra Chola I.
What was the role of Andaman and Nicobar in British rule?
First let’s focus on Britain prior to India’s independence, and what the Andaman And Nicobar island played in their colonial empire of India. The Andaman and Nicobar islands as a land mass are no productive as nothing could be grown but were ideal to isolate group of people from the main land.
What are the major bottlenecks to India’s access to the Andaman region?
Among the nine major bottlenecks that control entry to this region are the Malacca Strait and the Six Degree Channel. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands lie in this strategically important zone, meaning that India with its growing naval capabilities could play a significant role in controlling access.
Dhowan said that India needed to deploy naval assets to the islands for surveillance in important sea lines of communication. Yet over the past 15 years successive governments have been slow to act, even after having declared their intention of beefing up the security infrastructure on the islands.