TODAY -
A jewel in our crown
Hindustan Times | January 12, 2012:
Today, India's North-east has everything going right for it. Just as the world is looking at India, India in turn, is looking towards the North-east. The region must cash in on this moment.
Infotech giant IBM has plans to open a regional office in Guwahati by 2013 and the Taj Group of Hotels has already opened its budget hotels (Ginger) in Agartala and Guwahati. There are many other business groups looking for land in Shillong, Gangtok and Guwahati. Local players are also in the race, many running homestay accommodations with passion. Even a place like Manipur, which wears the ugly hat of being 'the most disturbed state in India', now boasts of its first deluxe hotel.
Often described as the Gateway to Southeast Asia, the importance of the region becomes pronounced as the government's Look East policy gains momentum. But the region must insist that it should not be used merely as a corridor; the government must invest in developing its infrastructure.
Thailand is looking at the North-east as a new market for investment and at Upper Assam as a part of their Buddhist tourism circuit. Thailand has identified core sectors like tourism, infrastructure and aviation in the North-east for possible investment. Malaysia's budget airlines, Air Asia, may start a service between Thailand and Guwahati soon.
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