PM inaugurates Rising North East Investors Summit 2025; defines EAST as 'Empower, Act, Strengthen, Transform'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Rising North East Investors Summit 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on 23 May 2025, describing the region as a 'front-runner of growth'.
Summary
The Rising North East Investors Summit 2025 was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on 23 May 2025. He said that for the government EAST means 'Empower, Act, Strengthen and Transform'. He cited the construction of 11,000 km of highways in the region over the past decade and a 1,600-km Northeast Gas Grid, and said India's trade with ASEAN, about USD 125 billion now, is expected to exceed USD 200 billion. He mentioned the Kaladan Multimodal Transit Project linking Kolkata Port to Myanmar's Sittwe Port through Mizoram, and the development of Guwahati, Imphal and Agartala as Multi-Modal Logistics Hubs.
Key facts
- Date and venue
- 23 May 2025, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
- EAST
- Empower, Act, Strengthen, Transform
- Highways
- 11,000 km built in the region in the past decade
- Northeast Gas Grid
- 1,600 km
- India–ASEAN trade
- About USD 125 billion; expected to exceed USD 200 billion
- Kaladan project
- Kolkata Port to Sittwe Port (Myanmar), via Mizoram
- Multi-Modal Logistics Hubs
- Guwahati, Imphal, Agartala
Practice MCQs 3 questions
At the Rising North East Investors Summit 2025, what did the Prime Minister say 'EAST' stands for in the government's policy for the region?
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Correct answer: B — Empower, Act, Strengthen, Transform
The PM said EAST means 'Empower, Act, Strengthen and Transform'.
According to the Prime Minister's address at the Rising North East Investors Summit 2025, what is the length of the Northeast Gas Grid?
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Correct answer: A — 1,600 km
The PM cited the establishment of a 1,600-km-long Northeast Gas Grid.
Consider the following statements made at the Rising North East Investors Summit 2025: 1. The Kaladan Multimodal Transit Project will link Kolkata Port to Myanmar's Sittwe Port, with a trade route through Mizoram. 2. Guwahati, Imphal and Agartala are being developed as Multi-Modal Logistics Hubs. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both statements are from the PM's address as published by PIB.