I visited the southernmost tip of India.
I stood at Indira Point. I walked under trees that have stood for centuries. I dove into coral reefs among the most vibrant on earth.
And I sat with the people who live there. Tribal communities, whose land is being taken away by violating the Forest Rights Act. Settlers, many of them former soldiers, placed on these islands by the Indian government, who aren’t getting fair compensation.
The Modi government and BJP tells you Great Nicobar Project is about defence. It is not.
Expand INS Baaz - we will back the government fully. The Navy has been asking for expansion for five years - it has been ignored.
They tell you it is about a transhipment port. It is not. India is already building one in Kerala, which is on the mainland.
What it actually is: 1.5 crore trees felled. Coral reefs erased from official maps. Soldiers and tribals displaced - so one businessman can build hotels and casinos on India’s most irreplaceable ecological land.
Every young Indian I have spoken to understands this. You know that no amount of profit is worth destroying what can never be recovered.
I stand for ecologically balanced development. These islands can be the most extraordinary sustainable destination the world has ever seen. That is the India worth fighting for.
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Chapters:
00:00 - 01:53 | India's Treasure at Risk
01:54 - 02:35 | Why I Went to Andaman & Nicobar
02:36 - 03:45 | The Great Nicobar Project Explained
03:46 - 05:34 | India's Defence or Adani's Real Estate Project?
05:35 - 06:07 | Expand INS Baaz, Save the Rainforest
06:08 - 08:32 | Tribal Rights Violated, Settlers Displaced
08:33 - 09:51 | What the Tribal Communities Really Said
09:52 - 12:21 | The Mystery of the Disappearing Coral Reefs
12:22 - 14:24 | The Beauty of Andaman & Nicobar
14:25 - 15:56 | Green Over Greed: India's Choice
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