About the Book: ASEAN Calling Development of India`s North-East through
Sub-regional Cooperation
This book deals with the prospect and potential of development of Indias
North-Eastern Region (NER) through sub-regional cooperation with the
neighbouring members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Although landlockedness has long stunted the economic growth of NER, with
ASEAN-India as well as India-Bangladesh connectivity projects gathering pace,
the silver lining is appearing on the horizon. The completion of
India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) Trilateral Highway connecting Moreh (Manipur) with
Mae Sot (Thailand) across Myanmar will land-link the region with the ASEAN
countries. Further extension of the Highway till Vietnam and Cambodia, as is
being envisaged, will take the