Tarun Karthick

Sri Vijaya Puram, 23 September 2025

Great Nicobar, India’s southernmost island with immense strategic importance, has been pushed into a communication blackout for the fourth consecutive day. Since 3:32 pm on 20th September, both BSNL and Airtel have failed to provide any service, leaving thousands of residents cut off from the mainland and the outside world.

The disruption, reportedly caused by a fault in the CANI (Chennai–Andaman & Nicobar Islands) Submarine Optical Fibre Cable, has revealed the shocking absence of backup mechanisms. While BSNL managed to activate 2G services in Kamorta soon after the outage, Great Nicobar remains completely disconnected.

BSNL, despite being the primary service provider funded by public money, has fumbled in its response. On 22nd Septe

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