Kaladan corridor as an important component of Act East policy is poised to link India’s North-East with the Southeast Asia through multi modal transit system based on road, river and sea ways. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also described North-East as Natural Economic Zone (NEZ) and has focused upon the region’s development through cross country economic corridors. In this context, the Kaladan multimodal Transit Transport (KMTT) corridor could be developed as a potential sea gate for the Northeast.
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