It is bad economic policy to rely too much on tourism! Many stakeholders and sections of the Andaman & Nicobar administration hope that tourism will become the pillar of the islands’ economy. Firstly, a sound economic analysis of the current and likely economic impact of tourism is necessary. Secondly, taking cognisance of tourism’s vulnerability to internal and external factors and the ecological and geological vulnerability of the islands, such dependence is inadvisable. This paper contains segment-by-segment comments and recommended additions to the Draft Tourism Policy for Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Publisher: Equitable Tourism Options (EQUATIONS) Contact: [email protected], +91.80.25457607 Visit: www.equitabletourism.org, www.equitabletourism.org/stage/readfull.php?AID=434