East and Southeast Asian relations with Northeast India

A map showing Northeast India bordering China and Myanmar, which are East Asian and Southeast Asian respectively.

The East Asian countries of Japan and Korea have significant contemporary influence over and cultural similarities with Northeast India; Northeast India engages to a significant extent with Korean and Japanese culture and has been receiving infrastructural investment from Japan. Northeast India also has substantial historical connections to Southeast Asia; India's Act East policy seeks to harness this connectivity in the modern day.[1]

  1. ^ Singh, Bikash (2024-02-16). "Act East policy boosts regional cooperation: Northeast India's economic corridors explored in roundtable conference". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-09-02.