India has set up a new Coast Guard station at the Andaman and Nicobar islands southeast to the Bay of Bengal, reported the Press Trust of India Thursday. Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Bhupinder Singh Thursday unveiled a plaque at the commissioning of the station at Hutbay in Little Andaman, said the report. Singh lauded the Coast Guard for playing an important role in ensuring the security of maritime zones in and around the islands which Indian officials said have potential political, economic and strategic development in the Indian Ocean region, according to the report. 