Eight crucial states, three bad actors
Speaking at the recent Rising Northeast Investor Summit, Modi pitched the region as a vibrant growth hub. PM's statement came days after India's decision to stop the import of significant goods from Bangladesh through land ports.
This week, Jyotiraditya Scindia followed suit by pitching Northeast's eight states as geostrategic assets. All of this is clearly designed to respond to Bangladesh's interim chief adviser Muhammad Yunus's rhetoric on the Northeast. But the far bigger worry is China, and its faithful follower, Pakistan.
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