PM Modi inaugurates 'Rising North East Investors Summit', says diversity biggest strength of the region

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Rising Northeast Investors Summit 2025, successful New Delhi connected May 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Friday (may 23, 2025) said the Northeastern portion is witnessing unprecedented advancement and the authorities is determined to accelerate its maturation story. Addressing the 'Rising North East Investors Summit' here, helium besides said that diverseness of the Northeast is its biggest spot and that the portion is emerging arsenic the frontrunner of growth.

"The Northeast is witnessing unprecedented progress. We are determined to accelerate its maturation story," helium said portion inaugurating the two-day lawsuit which is being attended by main ministers of the region, national ministers, bureaucrats, diplomats among others.

Top manufacture leaders Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, Anil Agarwal among others attended the inaugural session.

Mr. Modi said for his government, EAST means - "Empower, Act, Strengthen and Transform". There was a clip erstwhile Northeast was lone called frontier, present it is frontrunner of growth, helium said.

He said the Northeast was earlier synonymous with bombs, guns and rockets which took distant galore opportunities from youths there. "Over 10,000 youths successful the Northeast person fixed up unit successful past decade," helium said.

Prime Minister Modi besides said that his authorities follows a zero tolerance policy, beryllium it coercion oregon Naxalism.

The acme is being organised with an purpose of highlighting the Northeast portion arsenic a onshore of opportunity, attracting planetary and home concern and bringing unneurotic cardinal stakeholders, investors, and policy-makers connected a azygous platform, officials said.

The lawsuit is the culmination of assorted pre-summit activities, specified arsenic bid of roadshows, and states' roundtables, including ambassador's conscionable and bilateral chambers conscionable organised by the cardinal authorities with progressive enactment from the authorities governments of the Northeastern region.

The acme volition see ministerial sessions, business-to-government sessions, business-to-business meetings, commencement ups and exhibitions of argumentation and related initiatives taken by authorities governments and cardinal ministries for concern promotion, officials said.

The main absorption sectors of concern promotion see tourism and hospitality, Agro-food processing and allied sectors, textiles, handloom and handicrafts, healthcare, acquisition and accomplishment development, accusation exertion and accusation exertion enabled services, infrastructure and logistics, energy, amusement and sports.

Published - May 23, 2025 12:49 p.m. IST