New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal said Assam is uniquely positioned to emerge as a regional growth hub under India's Act East Policy, urging entrepreneurs to leverage the state's geography, connectivity and governance reforms to drive inclusive development across the Northeast and an enabler of growth towards Viksit Bharat.

Delivering the keynote address at the 2nd Guwahati Dialogue, Sonowal said Assam can cater to a market of nearly 800 million people stretching from Nepal to Myanmar, as India deepens economic and logistical integration with Southeast Asia.

"Assam today stands at a unique geographical crossroads. With the Act East Policy as our framework, powered by the visi...