Great Nicobar Project to boost maritime trade: Amit Shah
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Mumbai: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the $5 billion Great Nicobar Island Development Project will increase the country’s maritime trade multiple times.
Speaking at the inauguration of the India Maritime Week 2025 here, Shah said India has democratic stability and naval capabilities, and has bridged the gap between the Indo-Pacific and the global South. “The $5 billion Great Nicobar project will increase the maritime world trade many times,” Shah said during his speech at the event.
India began construction of the ambitious infrastructure project in 2021, aiming to transform the island in the Bay of Bengal. Stressing that India believes in cooperation rather than competition, Shah said opportunities worth Rs 10 lakh crore are available in the maritime sector.
