https://freerepublic.com/tag/leeshaknair/ en-us Sun, 7 Jun 2026 13:08:45 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4382701/posts The Great Nicobar Island is part of an archipelago that lies deep in the Indian Ocean. It's governed by India but is so distant that it takes a flight from the mainland and a 30-hour ferry ride to arrive. The upcoming Great Nicobar Project is set to transform this sleepy island into a bustling township over the next three decades. Once complete, the island will have a civilian and military airport, a transshipment port that caters to container ships, a power plant and a new town equipped to host a million tourists a year... In a press release in May,... NPR https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4382701/posts#comment Sun, 7 Jun 2026 13:08:45 GMT