Act East

India’s Indo-Pacific footprint set to expand during PM Modi’s flying visit to Papua New Guinea

A 19-gun salute, along with a red-carpet welcome, awaits Prime Minister Narendra Modi when Air India One lands in Port…

12 months ago

Riding on historic connect, Japan partners India for spectacular rise of Northeast

India and Japan continue to work on a mechanism through which the young and promising youths of the northeast region…

1 year ago

Wary of China, Vietnam bonds with India in Indo-Pacific waters

Signalling its desire to have a less intertwined future with China, Vietnam has vowed to deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership…

1 year ago

India warms up to Cambodia during visit of top General

A new chapter has begun in the two millennia relationship between India and Cambodia as Lieutenant General Hun Manet, Deputy…

1 year ago

PM Modi committed to transform Northeast infra under Gati Shakti

The Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti Master Plan would act as a force multiplier in developing infrastructural facilities as the Narendra…

1 year ago

India pushes for early completion of trilateral highway from northeast to Cambodia

<p> <strong>India has once again stressed the need for early completion of the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway - and its extension…

2 years ago

In a first, New Delhi to host Special ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting next week

<p> <strong>India will host the Special ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers' Meeting (SAIFMM) on June 16-17 to mark the 30th anniversary of…

2 years ago

India and Vietnam sign vision statement defining defence partnership for next eight years

<p> <strong>India and Vietnam today signed the 'Joint Vision Statement on India-Vietnam Defence Partnership towards 2030' which will significantly enhance…

2 years ago

Bangladesh offers Chittagong port to Assam and Tripura to boost trade with the region

<p> <strong>Bangladesh's Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina has proposed that India’s landlocked North East region can use the Chittagong port to…

2 years ago

Better roads, local empowerment and linking northeast with ASEAN help BJP regain Manipur

<p> <strong>“I am getting ready to travel from Guwahati to Dimapur in Nagaland. Earlier it used to be a gruelling…

2 years ago

Andaman and Nicobar Command guarding India’s eastern maritime frontiers conducts joint security exercise

<p> <strong>The Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) conducted a joint security exercise at Port Blair airfield on Wednesday with an…

2 years ago

In a first, MV Lal Bahadur Shastri ships cargo from Patna to Guwahati via Bangladesh

<p> <strong>In a big move to steer economic resurgence of India's North East region - which also opens door to…

2 years ago

From ‘Look East’ to ‘Act East’: India focuses on development agenda for its northeastern region

<p> <strong>From the “Look East” policy earlier the thrust now is on “Act East” as Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated…

2 years ago

With the northeast in mind, India urges Myanmar’s military to keep the borders calm

<p> <strong>Peace and stability in Myanmar remains of utmost importance to India, specifically to the North Eastern Region, India's Foreign…

2 years ago

Foreign Secretary to visit Myanmar as India reaches out to military regime for first time

<p> <strong>India's Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla will be in Myanmar for two days starting Wednesday in what would be…

2 years ago

Wary of China, India and Vietnam agree to expand security and energy partnership in the Indo-Pacific

<p> <strong>With China's threat looming in the background, India and Vietnam have announced several new tie-ups in science, trade, healthcare, energy, information and…

2 years ago

Piyush Goyal cites Manipur’s importance as gateway to Southeast Asia, assures full support

<p> <strong>Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry has assured industry bodies of Manipur that the Centre would actively support…

2 years ago