India’s US$9 billion island megaport sharpens China’s ‘Malacca dilemma’

India is developing a US$9 billion megaport project on Great Nicobar island in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, designed to create a major transport hub with transhipment port, international airport, and logistical facilities. The project aims to address China's strategic concerns about sea route vulnerabilities, particularly the 'Malacca dilemma,' by providing alternative shipping routes. The development spans 166 sq km and is expected to take three decades to complete.