{"id":13874,"date":"2021-02-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/current_affairs\/uncategorized\/16-02-2021\/assam-central-to-the-success-of-act-east-policy-s-jaishankar\/"},"modified":"2021-02-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T00:00:00","slug":"assam-central-to-the-success-of-act-east-policy-s-jaishankar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/16-02-2021\/assam-central-to-the-success-of-act-east-policy-s-jaishankar","title":{"rendered":"Assam central to the success of Act East policy: S Jaishankar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In News<\/strong>: At an event on \u201c<strong>Act East Policy and India-Japan Cooperation<\/strong> <strong>in North-East India with a Special Focus on Assam<\/strong>\u201d, Indian foreign minister termed Assam as springboard for Act East Policy.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The event was in Guwahati to review a <strong>Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-funded Guwahati Water Supply project site<\/strong> with Japanese ambassador Suzuki.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Points of Convergence between Japan and India\/ Issues discussed at Event<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Indian External Affairs Minister emphasised that <strong>JICA funded projects<\/strong> would help to\n<ul>\n<li>Create connectivity <strong>to and within Assam, the Northeast, Myanmar and Bangladesh<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>They will also play a crucial role in connectivity to Vietnam and Japan by road, sea and air.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A more connected Assam will be a more energetic Assam, a more contributing Assam, and obviously, a more employed Assam<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>In addition, the <strong>External Affairs Minister also highlighted that<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Japanese Official Development Assistance<\/strong> has funded <strong>roads, rail, urbanization and energy<\/strong> across the Nation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>An increase in the ease of doing business in India<\/strong> has resulted in higher <strong>Japanese Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>These were <strong>\u201cearly days\u201d of Myanmar Coup<\/strong> and perhaps<strong> Indo-Myanmar development projects would not be affected<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>Myanmar is pivotal in the Act East policy of India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Japanese Ambassador Suzuki<\/strong> said that\n<ul>\n<li>Assam and the Northeast occupy an important place in <strong>Japan\u2019s vision for a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific (FOIP).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u201cThat is why Japan is supporting various connectivity projects in the state,\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assam Chief Minister also highlighted that<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Despite the huge Japanese FDI in India, there was no Japanese company in Assam.<\/li>\n<li>He used the occasion to invite the Japanese firms to come to Assam.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:1000px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align:top; width:468.0pt\">\n<p><strong>About JICA assisted water supply project in Guwahati<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cfstatic.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/file_library\/mix_content\/687340828872017900_image.png\" style=\"float:left; height:236px; width:263px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The water supply project for Guwahati is under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) launched by the Ministry of Urban Development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is being implemented by Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) at Sadilapur, Jalukbari in the city.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:624px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align:top; width:468.0pt\">\n<p>About Act East Policy<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>India\u2019s Act East Policy was unveiled by PM Modi, at the <strong>12th ASEAN-India Summit<\/strong> in <strong>2014 held in Myanmar<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Act East Policy is the <strong>successor of Look East Policy<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Unlike Look East which focussed on Economic Cooperation with ASEAN nations, <strong>Act East focuses on the extended neighbourhood in Asia-Pacific and involves Security cooperation as well<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>For <strong>Assertive Act East India<\/strong> needs to take the following steps:\n<ul>\n<li>Strengthen QUAD cooperation.<\/li>\n<li>Competitive Manufacturing must be promoted for cheaper and quality exports.<\/li>\n<li>Deeper economic and military cooperation ASEAN nations to curtail China.<\/li>\n<li>Developing North East as Gateway to ASEAN and East Asia.<\/li>\n<li>Leverage the soft power of Indian Diaspora and civilisational links.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/assam-central-to-success-of-act-east-policy-s-jaishankar-7190392\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In News: At an event on \u201cAct East Policy and India-Japan Cooperation in North-East India with a Special Focus on Assam\u201d, Indian foreign minister termed Assam as springboard for Act East Policy. The event was in Guwahati to review a Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-funded Guwahati Water Supply project site with Japanese ambassador Suzuki. 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