Connectivity projects under Northeast Economic Corridor

• NEEC is a strategic framework for integrated infrastructure development of the North Eastern Region (NER), with a feasibility study prepared by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) covering transport, urban and power/energy as enablers of equitable growth.
• It envisages a multi-modal transport network at three levels: intra-NER, NER–rest of India (including a route via Bangladesh), and NER–neighbours (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar) to operationalise the South Asia–Southeast Asia connectivity arc.
• For UPSC: links Act East Policy, BBIN, PM-DevINE, NEC, and India's "Ashtalakshmi" framing of the North East as a growth hub.