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EAM Jaishankar, Assam CM Sarma talk about growth initiatives in Assam and its centrality for fulfillment of India’s Act East, BIMSTEC insurance policies

New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a gathering with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma right here on Tuesday and mentioned growth initiatives in Assam and its centrality to the success of India’s Act East and BIMSTEC insurance policies.

BIMSTEC contains seven member international locations – Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.

Sharing a publish on X, Jaishankar wrote, “Glad to meet CM Assam @himantabiswa ji this morning. Discussed development initiatives in Assam, and its centrality to success of our Act East and BIMSTEC policies.”Assam CM Sarma stated that he briefed Jaishankar on his latest visits to Bhutan, South Korea and Japan and the super appreciation for India’s development story, which he witnessed first-hand throughout these visits.

He stated that Jaishankar will communicate in regards to the essential function of Assam in India’s Act East Policy at ‘Advantage Assam 2: Investment and Infrastructure Summit 2025,’ scheduled for February 25-26 in Guwahati.

“I had the pleasure to call upon our erudite Hon’ble Union Minister Shri @DrSJaishankar Ji. During our conversation, I had the opportunity to brief him on my recent visits to Bhutan, South Korea and Japan and the tremendous appreciation for the India growth story, which I witnessed first hand in these countries. At AdvantageAssam2 we will have the privilege of Hon’ble Minister elucidating the critical role of Assam in India’s Act East Policy,” Sarma posted on X.

The goal of ”Act East Policy’ is to advertise financial cooperation, and cultural ties and develop strategic relationships with international locations within the Asia-Pacific area via steady engagement at bilateral, regional and multilateral ranges thereby offering enhanced connectivity to the states of North Eastern Region together with Arunachal Pradesh with different international locations in our neighbourhood, in accordance with Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

Earlier in January, Assam Minister Ashok Singhal hosted an Investors’ Roadshow in Bengaluru, forward of the showpiece Advantage Assam funding summit in February.

Organized as a precursor to the extremely anticipated “Advantage Assam 2.0: Investment and Infrastructure Summit 2025,” scheduled for twenty fifth and twenty sixth February in Guwahati, the occasion served as a platform to showcase Assam’s immense financial potential to business leaders and traders.

Addressing the gathering of over 200 traders, enterprise leaders, policymakers and business consultants, Minister Singhal highlighted Assam’s strategic location as India’s gateway to South and Southeast Asia, with the flexibility to achieve 30 per cent of the worldwide inhabitants inside a 3-4 hour flight. (ANI)

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