Dedicated think tank for NE urged
Source: IT News
Guwahati, May 19 2018:
The Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) director general Prof Sachin Chaturvedi advocated for a dedicated think tank for the north-eastern region (NE) at the Union government level.
Addressing the concluding day function of a seminar with the theme of 'Physical and Social Infrastructure for Regional Development' in the city on Thursday, he also pointed out that 'instead of connecting different cities and urban centers in the remote and less-developed areas, the ideal approach should be to develop it in the framework of corridors for regional development' .
"Historically, the NE had strong trade linkages with the countries in south-east Asia and was a prosperous region.
Post independence, the connectivity links were broken due to the creation of independent nations in the south Asian region.
As a result, the NE became land-locked which stalled the pace of development," said Prof.Chaturvedi.
Organized by the Union finance ministry in collaboration with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the RIS and the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), the two-day seminar also witnessed the participation of Prof Bhupen Sarmah, director of Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change & Development, PR Jaishankar, chief general manager of Indian Infrastructure Finance Company Limited, Dipok Kumar Barthakur, vice-chairman of State Innovation & Transformation Aayog with few other dignitaries.