In this edition of Sambandh Scholars Speak, Riya Sinha interviews Sanjay Kathuria and Priya Mathur on their co-edited book, Playing to Strengths: A Policy Framework for Mainstreaming Northeast India, published by The World Bank in 2020.
In the last few years, India’s Northeast Region (NER) has regained policy priority. The region is the gateway for India’s Act East Policy as its strategically significant location acts as the bridge between South Asia and Southeast Asia. The eight landlocked states of the region – Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Sikkim, and Nagaland – share a 5,812 Km border with five neighbouring countries, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, and Nepal.
Leveraging India’s Northeast Region for Regional Connectivity – CSEP
