Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has lauded Northeast India as a major beneficiary of the recent significant advancements in India-Bangladesh relations, marking a departure from historical barriers that impeded the region's growth post-partition.

Speaking during an interactive session on Northeast India's integration with Southeast Asia and Japan at Kirori Mal College, New Delhi, on Monday, Jaishankar highlighted how political and administrative obstacles had hindered the region's developmental potential.

"The partition of India in many ways broke or undermined a lot of the natural connectivity that the northeast India had enjoyed and would have enjoyed otherwise…"

"If you look at the last decade, Northeast India has actually been a big beneficiary of this dramatic improvement in India-Bangladesh ties," the minister remarked, emphasizing the transformative impact of the 2015 land boundary agreement between India and Bangladesh. This agreement has fostered enhanced trust and cooperation between the two nations.