ISAS Briefs

Following its decision not to participate in China’s Belt and Road Initiative, India is now busy working on its own connectivity initiatives in the region, especially those involving Southeast Asia. For a long time, the infrastructure sector in Northeast India received little attention. However, in the wake of India’s ‘Act-East’ policy, this region has seen a rapid transformation in recent times. One of the major reasons for this is that Northeast India is critical to New Delhi’s connectivity efforts with Southeast Asia.