New Delhi | Nov 9, 2025 | Sky Link Times |
PM Modi on Sunday lauded India’s Northeast region, describing it as “not just India’s frontier but the nation’s forward face,” reflecting its growing role in connectivity, culture, and commerce.
The Prime Minister’s remarks came in response to an insightful article by Union Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, who recently shared his experiences from a visit to Assam and Meghalaya, emphasizing the region’s transformation and potential.
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PM Modi Highlights the Northeast’s Transformation
In a post on X, PM Modi wrote, “In this insightful article, Union Minister JM Scindia shares his experience of visiting the North East, describing its beauty and the indomitable spirit of its people.”
He added, “Highlighting the North East as ‘Ashtalakshmi’, the Minister explains how it is becoming India’s natural gateway to Southeast Asia. He emphasises that the North East is not just India’s frontier, it is now its forward face.”
The Prime Minister’s comments underscore his government’s long-standing commitment to making the Northeast a growth engine of India, backed by improved connectivity, infrastructure development, and enhanced trade links with neighboring countries.
Scindia: Northeast Is Becoming India’s Gateway to Southeast Asia
In his article, Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia reflected on his visit to the region, stating that the breathtaking beauty of the Northeast is matched only by the warmth and resilience of its people.
“The Northeast is becoming India’s natural gateway to Southeast Asia as connectivity deepens,” Scindia wrote. “My visit to Assam and Meghalaya left me deeply moved and profoundly inspired. The indomitable spirit of its people strengthens my resolve to work harder for the region’s prosperity.”
He credited PM Modi’s leadership for the region’s resurgence, calling it a “transformation from landlocked to land-linked,” where “development walks hand in hand with inclusivity and dignity.”
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Innovation and Rural Empowerment in Meghalaya
Scindia also highlighted his visit to the Mushroom Development Centre in Upper Shillong, where science and community efforts are transforming rural livelihoods.
Established in 1982 under the North Eastern Council, the centre now hosts a Shiitake Mushroom Production and Training Centre, producing around 1.5 lakh sawdust blocks annually — each yielding a kilogram of high-value mushrooms worth up to ₹1,000.
“Beyond the numbers,” Scindia said, “what touched me most were the faces of the farmers—filled with pride and purpose—as they spoke of dignified livelihoods, green entrepreneurship, and a truly Atmanirbhar (self-reliant) Northeast envisioned by PM Modi.”
A New Era for the Northeast
The statements from PM Modi and Minister Scindia together reaffirm the Centre’s focus on the Act East Policy, positioning the Northeast as a strategic and economic hub linking India with Southeast Asia.
Once seen as a distant frontier, the region today stands at the forefront of India’s growth story, embodying the country’s spirit of unity, resilience, and progress.
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