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INDIA DEVELOPING STRATEGIC CHECKPOINT IN IOR
Summary: The proposal
🕸A greenfield city has been proposed, including an International Container Trans-shipment Terminal (ICTT), a greenfield international airport, a power plant.
🕸The port will be controlled by the Indian Navy, while the airport will have dual military-civilian functions and will cater to tourism as well.
#GALATHEAisland- imp for #70thBPSC
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Summary: The proposal
🕸A greenfield city has been proposed, including an International Container Trans-shipment Terminal (ICTT), a greenfield international airport, a power plant.
🕸The port will be controlled by the Indian Navy, while the airport will have dual military-civilian functions and will cater to tourism as well.
#GALATHEAisland- imp for #70thBPSC
👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
Why government is keen to develop this Island?
Economic reasons:-
🕸The government’s greater goal is to leverage the locational advantage of the island for economic and strategic reasons.
🕸Great Nicobar is equidistant from Colombo to the southwest and Port Klang and Singapore to the southeast.
🕸It is positioned close to the East-West international shipping corridor, through which a very large part of the world’s shipping trade passes.
🕸The proposed ICTT can potentially become a hub for cargo ships travelling on this route.
🕸As per the NITI Aayog report, the proposed port will allow Great Nicobar to participate in the regional and global maritime economy by becoming a major player in cargo transshipment.
Strategic & Security reasons:-
🕸The proposal to develop Great Nicobar was first floated in the 1970s, and its importance for national security and consolidation of the Indian Ocean Region has been repeatedly underlined.
🕸Increasing Chinese assertion in the Bay of Bengal and the Indo-Pacific has added great urgency to this imperative in recent years.
Concerns:-
🕸The proposed massive infrastructure development in an ecologically important and fragile region has alarmed many environmentalists.
🕸The loss of tree cover will not only affect the flora and fauna on the island, it will also lead to increased runoff and sediment deposits in the ocean, impacting the coral reefs in the area.
🕸Environmentalists have also flagged the loss of mangroves on the island as a result of the development project.
Steps taken by the government to address these concerns:-
🕸The Zoological Survey of India is currently in the process of assessing how much of the reef will have to be relocated for the project.
🕸India has successfully translocated a coral reef from the Gulf of Mannar to the Gulf of Kutch earlier.
🕸A conservation plan for the leatherback turtle is also being put in place.
🕸As per the government, the project site is outside the eco-sensitive zones of Campbell Bay and Galathea National Park.
Economic reasons:-
🕸The government’s greater goal is to leverage the locational advantage of the island for economic and strategic reasons.
🕸Great Nicobar is equidistant from Colombo to the southwest and Port Klang and Singapore to the southeast.
🕸It is positioned close to the East-West international shipping corridor, through which a very large part of the world’s shipping trade passes.
🕸The proposed ICTT can potentially become a hub for cargo ships travelling on this route.
🕸As per the NITI Aayog report, the proposed port will allow Great Nicobar to participate in the regional and global maritime economy by becoming a major player in cargo transshipment.
Strategic & Security reasons:-
🕸The proposal to develop Great Nicobar was first floated in the 1970s, and its importance for national security and consolidation of the Indian Ocean Region has been repeatedly underlined.
🕸Increasing Chinese assertion in the Bay of Bengal and the Indo-Pacific has added great urgency to this imperative in recent years.
Concerns:-
🕸The proposed massive infrastructure development in an ecologically important and fragile region has alarmed many environmentalists.
🕸The loss of tree cover will not only affect the flora and fauna on the island, it will also lead to increased runoff and sediment deposits in the ocean, impacting the coral reefs in the area.
🕸Environmentalists have also flagged the loss of mangroves on the island as a result of the development project.
Steps taken by the government to address these concerns:-
🕸The Zoological Survey of India is currently in the process of assessing how much of the reef will have to be relocated for the project.
🕸India has successfully translocated a coral reef from the Gulf of Mannar to the Gulf of Kutch earlier.
🕸A conservation plan for the leatherback turtle is also being put in place.
🕸As per the government, the project site is outside the eco-sensitive zones of Campbell Bay and Galathea National Park.
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🇮🇳 Jaishankar arrives at Astana venue for SCO sitdown
Indian EAM was welcomed by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev upon his arrival.
Indian EAM was welcomed by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev upon his arrival.
Regional States
With the decline of the Mughal Empire during the first half of the 18th century, many independent and semi-independent states emerged.
1. Successor States: Bengal, Awadh, and Hyderabad.
Bengal: Murshid Quli Khan became Governor of Bengal in 1717. He established the dynastic rule in Bengal.
Awadh: Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk was appointed Governor of Avadh in 1722. He established the autonomous kingdom of Avadh.
Hyderabad: Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah founded the state of Hyderabad in 1724.
2. New States (Insurgent States): Maratha, Afghan, Jat, and Punjab.
Maratha: In 1713, Shahu made Balaji Vishwanath his Peshwa. Gradually, the Peshwa became the de facto ruler of the Maratha Empire.
Jat: Churaman and Badan set up the Jat state of Bharatpur. It reached its highest glory under Suraj Mal, who ruled from 1756 to 1763.
Punjab: Ranjit Singh established the autonomous state of Punjab in 1801.
3. Independent Kingdoms: Rajput states, Kerala and Mysore.
Rajput States: Raja Sawai jai Singh became the ruler of Amber in 1699.
Kerala: King Martanda Varma became the ruler of Travancore in 1729.
Mysore: In 1761, Haidar Ali established his authority over the Mysore state.
With the decline of the Mughal Empire during the first half of the 18th century, many independent and semi-independent states emerged.
1. Successor States: Bengal, Awadh, and Hyderabad.
Bengal: Murshid Quli Khan became Governor of Bengal in 1717. He established the dynastic rule in Bengal.
Awadh: Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk was appointed Governor of Avadh in 1722. He established the autonomous kingdom of Avadh.
Hyderabad: Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah founded the state of Hyderabad in 1724.
2. New States (Insurgent States): Maratha, Afghan, Jat, and Punjab.
Maratha: In 1713, Shahu made Balaji Vishwanath his Peshwa. Gradually, the Peshwa became the de facto ruler of the Maratha Empire.
Jat: Churaman and Badan set up the Jat state of Bharatpur. It reached its highest glory under Suraj Mal, who ruled from 1756 to 1763.
Punjab: Ranjit Singh established the autonomous state of Punjab in 1801.
3. Independent Kingdoms: Rajput states, Kerala and Mysore.
Rajput States: Raja Sawai jai Singh became the ruler of Amber in 1699.
Kerala: King Martanda Varma became the ruler of Travancore in 1729.
Mysore: In 1761, Haidar Ali established his authority over the Mysore state.
🇮🇳🇨🇳 SCO talks: India, China agree border standoff doesn’t serve regional interests
“The three mutuals - mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interest - will guide our bilateral ties,” EAM Jaishankar stated following the talks with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Astana🇰🇿.