The Northeast transformation
2 weeks, 3 days ago

The Northeast transformation

India Today  

There are no two views on the limitless possibilities within the Northeast. Discussing this and other topics germane to the Seven Sisters at the 2025 India Today Conclave was Union Minister for Parliamentary and Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju and Sikkim chief minister Prem Singh Tamang. These 10 years of strong foundation-building will make the Northeast one of India’s most vibrant regions.” The minister credited much of the success to the North-East Democratic Alliance, which allowed regional parties to flourish rather than being overshadowed by the Bharatiya Janata Party. Sikkim CM Tamang echoed the sentiment, calling the BJP his “big brother” and asserting that the Centre’s support had “transformed the region from a political platform into a developmental one”. The Northeast has been particularly plagued by deforestation, with the Union minister admitting that some areas have been severely affected, especially in Arunachal Pradesh, which has the largest forest cover in the country.

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Review of Ashish Kundra’s A Resurgent Northeast — Narratives of Change: A region set for take-off
1 year, 10 months ago

Review of Ashish Kundra’s A Resurgent Northeast — Narratives of Change: A region set for take-off

The Hindu  

Career bureaucrat Ashish Kundra, an IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre, has had three stints in the Northeast — two in Mizoram and one in between in Arunachal Pradesh. There’s evidence already on view — the author details the sporting achievements of athletes on the national and international stage and profiles several entrepreneurial successes moored in the region’s unique topography, …

Modi govt tranformed northeast region: Amit Shah in Arunachal Pradesh
1 year, 11 months ago

Modi govt tranformed northeast region: Amit Shah in Arunachal Pradesh

Op India  

Highlighting the paradigm shift in the government’s approach towards the Northeast, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that the Narendra Modi government has changed the image of the region in the last nine years from “disturbed region” to an area contributing to the nation’s progress. “Before 2014, the entire Northeast region was known as a disturbed region but …

How Modi Government Transformed Northeast and Made it Reservoir of India’s Growth - News18
2 years, 3 months ago

How Modi Government Transformed Northeast and Made it Reservoir of India’s Growth - News18

News 18  

One of the biggest achievements of the Modi government has been the complete turnaround of the northeastern states. As some may call it, was it the ‘tyranny of distance’, the Congress party’s sheer inertia in moving beyond the Lutyens and into the northeastern hinterlands to comprehend what really ailed the region? PM Modi’s vision for the Northeast Prime Minister Narendra …

Northeast is not last part of country but gateway for trade and ties: PM Modi
2 years, 3 months ago

Northeast is not last part of country but gateway for trade and ties: PM Modi

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 18, 2022 said the Centre has been investing heavily in the north-east with his government’s motto being ‘Act fast for northeast’ and ‘Act first for northeast”. “For us, the north-east in not the last part of the country, but the peace and development gateway for trade and other ties with Southeast Asian countries,” …

Modi@8: Northeast was slighted earlier, but now we are proud Indians, says Manipur CM
2 years, 10 months ago

Modi@8: Northeast was slighted earlier, but now we are proud Indians, says Manipur CM

Firstpost  

On eight years of the Narendra Modi government in power, the Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh told News18 that he would give it full marks and also praised the prime minister for taking a deep interest in the affairs and cultures of the Northeast The Bharatiya Janata Party is set to celebrate eight years of the Narendra Modi government …

Modi Govt Has Paid Special Attention to Develop Northeast in Last 7 Years: Sarbananda Sonowal
3 years ago

Modi Govt Has Paid Special Attention to Develop Northeast in Last 7 Years: Sarbananda Sonowal

News 18  

The Northeast is no longer lagging behind the rest of the country in terms of growth and infrastructure development as the Narendra Modi-led government has paid special attention to develop this region in the last seven years, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Monday. Participating in a discussion on the working of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region …

Strong, Stable Northeast Key to Building Self-reliant India, Says Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla
4 years, 6 months ago

Strong, Stable Northeast Key to Building Self-reliant India, Says Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla

News 18  

Asserting that a strong and stable Northeast is key to building a self-reliant India, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Thursday said the government is working to improve the infrastructure and connectivity in the north eastern states, while also facilitating greater regional integration. The government has a vision for this region that is captured in the 3 Cs Connectivity, Commerce, …

Assam, Northeast India and the “unfinished business” of Partition
5 years, 3 months ago

Assam, Northeast India and the “unfinished business” of Partition

The Hindu  

Few laws in the world have as grand and evocative a name as the Magna Carta or the Magna Carta Libertatum. It seeks to adapt India’s citizenship laws to “the compelling logic of the consequences of partition” as former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh phrased it in a pioneering 1984 essay on “Assam’s Crisis of Citizenship”. The net effect of …

A pull in 4 directions as Northeast goes to polls
7 years, 2 months ago

A pull in 4 directions as Northeast goes to polls

Deccan Chronicle  

The news from the three states in the Northeast going to the polls next month is that it’s going to be a pull in four different directions, with the BJP reinforcing itself to try and make a difference to the end result of the political tug-of-war. If one takes the three poll-bound states together — Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya — …

Government committed to realising potential of Northeast: PM Modi
10 years, 4 months ago

Government committed to realising potential of Northeast: PM Modi

India TV News  

New Delhi: Ahead of his visit to Northeastern states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the government is committed to realising the potential of the region and accelerating its progress as India will not develop till it develops. Rich natural resources combined with talent of youth gives the Northeast the potential to play a key role in the development journey, …

Development not insurgency key issue in northeast
11 years ago

Development not insurgency key issue in northeast

India TV News  

Agartala/Guwahati: With regional parties failing to prove themselves in the northeast, both the Congress and the BJP have launched their best efforts to capture all 25 seats in the eight states of the region. Regional parties have become insignificant this time,” Mahanta told IANS.With a population of over 45 million, the eight states comprising Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur, …

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