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states. This emerged as a direct Eastern Region (MDoNER) has
result of the stable governance, facilitated the establishment of
visionary leadership, and Investment Promotion Agencies
enabling policies championed (IPAs) in all eight states to provide
by PM Modi. This foundational single-window clearances and
shift set the stage for the Rising seamless investor support. Eight
Northeast Investors Summit Chief Minister-led High-Level
2025, inaugurated by the Prime Task Forces are driving regional
Minister himself. It marked a strategies across Sectors,
defining milestone for the 4.5 tailored to unique strengths
crore citizens of the Northeast of each state. Together, these
and was a decisive step towards marquee initiatives and policy
achieving the aspirations of 140 frameworks signal that the
crore Indians collectively. Northeast has moved beyond
The response has been potential—it is now primed for
overwhelming. Investment accelerated economic ascent.
proposals worth over ₹4.3 These policies and measurable
lakh crore were received initiatives also align with PM
across sectors as diverse as Modi’s tri-fold doctrine: Act East,
the region itself: agriculture, Act Fast, and Act First.
agri-tech, hospitality, tourism The region has now become
logistics, renewable energy, the gateway to Southeast Asia
sports, and services. Over 80 and a critical anchor for our
countries participated, including larger Indo-Pacific strategy.
strategic partners like Japan With its unique geographic
and the European Union. proximity to international cities,
Foreign ambassadors and the Northeast is the vital corridor
global investors attended the for India’s economic diplomacy
Summit alongside India's top and trade integration. Here's the
industrialists and entrepreneurs, geographic poetry that changes
underscoring global recognition everything: while a Mumbai
of the Northeast as the next businessman takes two days to
hub of opportunity for their drive to Chennai, his counterpart
enterprises and for the promise in Guwahati can practically
of Viksit Bharat. see Singapore from his office
To further sustain this window—metaphorically stating.
momentum generated, the With cities like Guwahati and
Ministry of Development of North Agartala being geographically
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