Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Increasing tourism threatens the diverse marine life of India’s popular Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

This week, The Diplomat’s Sanjay Kumar spoke with Lieutenant General Ajay Kumar Singh, lieutenant government of the Indian Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, about their strategic importance, developing tourism, protecting the indigenous population, which includes some of the last isolated peoples on the planet.