Introduction The geographic proximity of North-Eastern India to Southeast Asia plays a critical role in implementing India's - Act East policy through the development of linkages and connections. The Look East policy was initiated in 1991 with the goal of developing relations with Southeast Asian countries in areas such as trade, tourism, and culture, for which the North East serves as a gateway due to the fact that 95 per cent of its borders are surrounded by – China, Nepal

Introduction Today, North East India (NEI) consists of eight Indian states: Sikkim and the "seven sister states" of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh (ALP), Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, and Meghalaya. Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, and Bangladesh border NEI. The region is rich in biodiversity and untapped natural resources. It is linked to the rest of India via the 22-kilometre-long "Siliguri Corridor." As a result, it is strategically, politically, and