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India, Japan develop waterways with Bangladesh and Myanmar
Gautam Lahiri from New Delhi
15th February, 2021 09:25:50
India and Japan are jointly developing eastern waterways transport connecting India, Bangladesh and Myanmar for trade.
This was said by Indian External Affair Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Monday. He was speaking on India s act east policy and cooperation with Japan in northeast India and beyond land borders. Our initiatives are today once again making the Brahmaputra River the primary channel for movement of goods and people. Assam will connect the Himalayas with the Bay of Bengal through inland water connectivity to the main ports there especially Chittagong (Chattogram) and Mongla, he said.