Dimapur, Nov. 9 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla termed Nagaland a land of courage, bravery, valour and bold and fearless people.

Speaking at a felicitation programme organised by the Sri Marwari Sammelan Dimapur at Lions Club Dimapur in his hour after his arrival in Dimapur today afternoon, Birla said: "If we wish to realise the dream of a developed India, we must work in alignment with the culture and work ethic of Nagaland, a spirit that is deeply connected to the idea of an Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India)."Birla is scheduled to inaugurate the 22nd annual conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Zone-III in Kohima on Monday.

He said new doors of development have opened in the northeastern states ...