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New Delhi, May 23, 2025 (ANI): Speaking at the Rising Northeast Investors Summit 2025, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju hailed North East region as “gateway to Southeast Asian countries”. He also underscored the growing development and economic importance of the region, stressing that “geographical isolation was an old concept” and that the region is at the “forefront of the development."He also said that “North East has become a progressive and advanced region”.

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00:00This is a rising northeast summit and the northeastern region has become a very progressive, very advanced region because of the vision of the Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modiji.
00:16And the government of India has given focus to northeast from infrastructure to farm sector to tourism, hydropower and in every sphere. So this rising northeast summit is a very critical effort to ensure that the last 11 years, whatever has been done for northeast, we will have to take it to a next level.
00:41So northeastern region is becoming a major economic hub of our country and all the sectors are rising. So people from industries, people from all backgrounds are participating. I'm very happy that northeastern region is no more lagging behind in any sphere. Rather, it is progressing very fast.
01:05Northeastern states are very far, far from Delhi. It doesn't matter now. The geographical distance doesn't matter because northeast is now gateway to southeast Asian countries. India's active policy begins from northeast. So geographical isolation is an old concept. We are in the forefront of the development.
01:28Northeastern students have.
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