Shashi Tharoor
Shillong, Apr 5 : Union minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor will visit Shillong on April 9 to address an international seminar on the Northeast and Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) at North Eastern Hill University (Nehu), Shillong.
BIMSTEC is an international organisation with India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal as member countries.
Academicians and policy-makers will discuss the theme North East India in BIMSTEC: From land locked to land linked during the two-day meet from Friday.
Trade and industrial heads of Bangladesh and India, officials from the Union ministry of external affairs and North Eastern Council (NEC) will discuss the ways and means of improving the infrastructure in the Northeast.
This will ensure better connectivity with South Asian countries, improving trade and commerce between the Northeast and BIMSTEC.
Meghalaya Governor R.S. Mooshahary, chief minister D.D. Lapang and Assam industry and commerce minister Pradyut Bordoloi will deliver lectures, among others.
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