Landlocked NE, LEP and changing geopolitics - The Sangai Express Editorial :: August 07, 2014 - Indias Look East Policy, in which Myanmar plays a key role as the route for major connectivity between Indias landlocked Northeast and Southeast Asia, needs to rise above mere academic talk to show more concrete action, experts said at a talk programme held at Institute of Social Sciences, Delhi on the topic Look East Policy: India and Myanmar Pitching for Greater Connectivity on August 4, 2014. Rajiv K Bhatia, Director General of the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) and former envoy to Myanmar, said mere academic talk is no substitute for concrete action in the development of the connectivity corridors. Senior journalist and author BG Varghese said the government has structurally not got its act together on the connectivity projects that are meant to link the landlocked Northeast with the Southeast Asian region. These observations reflect a sense of urgency or a yearning to put into practice what the political bosses at New Delhi and Indian business barons have been craving for the past two decades or so. Read full @ goo.gl/95OdaP
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 03:12:55 +0000