For decades, India’s North Eastern region was seen as a remote frontier — culturally distinct, geographically isolated, and politically sensitive.
Not any longer. Today, it is at the centre of India’s strategic, economic, and connectivity vision. Policy focus, infrastructure investment, and diplomatic strategy are converging to elevate the region’s status.
StratNewsGlobal.Tech spoke to Soumya Bhowmick, an economic policy researcher who has a domain expertise on the North East to explore how and why the region has become a top policy priority, and how India is reimagining access to the region—both from within the country and across its eastern borders on Capital Calculus.
