Strategic Importance And History Of Andaman And Nicobar Islands | Metamorphes

The Andaman and Nicobar islands have immense 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 and have been increasingly recognized as militarily important.
You generally don’t hear much about this union territory aside from tourism or tribes!

In this episode of 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, ex-military personnel talk about the history of the islands and the importance of their strategic value both militarily and economically

Col (Dr) Ram Athavale has been an alumnus of the NDA, Army War College and the DSSC. He has three decades of outstanding service and had commanded an Armoured Regiment in operations. A specialist in Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) security and risk mitigation, he has been a Key Advisor on CBRN matters to the MHA and MoD

Commander Sudarshan Chakrapani
With 25 years in the Indian Navy, he has commissioned two submarines (INS Sindhuvir and Sindhuvijay) in the then Soviet Union and commanded a missile corvette. he has held important Staff appointments in Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar Islands), Mumbai and New Delhi. He has expertise in strategic affairs and geopolitics.

Maj Gen Anuj Mathur, VSM. An alumnus of the NDA and a die-hard spirited Infantryman, Anuj has seen service in many operational areas and has held various command positions and is a strategic affairs expert. He has taken part in 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗺