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BIMSTEC, Northeast India, and an Overlooked Pillar of the Act East Policy

The Diplomat
byShubham Kashyap Kalita
Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 01:46 PM
BIMSTEC, Northeast India, and an Overlooked Pillar of the Act East Policy

India’s Act East Policy should be judged by its ability to change from articulating strategy to putting that strategy into practice in the Northeast, via BIMSETC.

It made headlines when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-point action plan at the 6th BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok on April 4, 2025.  Two memoranda of understanding signed on the sidelines of… [+15592 chars]
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