The strategic ₹ 44,000 crore International Container Transshipment Port (ICTP) at Galathea Bay in Great Nicobar will be a gamechanger under the Amrit Kaal Maritime Vision of Hon'ble PM Shri Narendra Modi ji. Close to the international shipping route, the ICTP will drastically reduce our dependency on foreign transshipment ports making it a marker of India's maritime prowess and economic growth. Took an aerial inspection of the site of ICTP and reviewed progress of works. | Sarbananda Sonowal

India has always relied on foreign ports like Sri Lanka and Singapore to handle its largest cargo ships which costing us thousands of crores every year. But that’s about to change. With the launch of Vizhinjam Port by Adani Group, India finally gets its first deep-sea transshipment hub. What makes this project more powerful is not just the ₹8900 crore investment, but the years of resistance, politics, and local backlash it overcame. Today, it’s not just a port it’s a strategic and economic game-