During an event at Delhi University’s Kirori Mal College, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted the significant impact of Bharat’s partition on the natural connectivity of the Northeastern States. Speaking on the theme ‘Northeast India’s Integration with South East Asia and Japan: Balancing Economic Ties and Ecological Conservation,’ Jaishankar highlighted the obstacles posed by political and administrative barriers to the region’s growth.
“The consequence of the partition of Bharat broke in many ways the natural connectivity that the Northeast had or would have enjoyed. As a result of that, the levels of growth that the Northeast should have seen were slowed down. In the first few decades after the partition, the Northeast did not enjoy the advantages which other parts of the country did because of political barriers and administrative issues,” Jaishankar conveyed to the audience, comprising students.
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