GUWAHATI: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said the Assam government is working to position the state as the gateway and the expressway to ASEAN and South East Asia following the Centre’s renewed thrust on Act East policy.
Inaugurating a conclave on Act East through the northeast in the presence of ambassadors and high commissioners of ASEAN countries here on Friday, Sarma said the development narrative generated by the Act East policy has given a new hope to the people of the northeast to align themselves with the development initiatives of the central government.
“The Centre’s continued attention to the northeast and its people has proved that the region is not the periphery of India. It is in fact the centre of fastest emerging nations of South East Asia which has the potential to become the link for the emergence of trade and commerce with these nations. The government of Assam is therefore working to position Assam as the gateway and the expressway to ASEAN and South East Asia. The government is also working hard to make Assam the industrial hub which can serve not only the region but also the population of BBN and ASEAN countries,” Sarma said.
