Jaishankar urges foreign envoys to learn about northeast, share its qualities with their govts

NEW DELHI:  External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said northeast India’s relevance will grow with time, as he urged foreign envoys to “familiarise” themselves with the region and share its qualities with their government and industries.

Virtually addressing a meeting of ambassadors for the upcoming North East Investors Summit 2025, organised by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Jaishankar on Tuesday said the northeast region is at the heart of many key Indian policies — Neighbourhood First, Act East or the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).

“The northeast adjoins five of our neighbours on land, its boundaries are the interface between the Indian subcontinent and the ASEAN,” he said. PTI