By , ET BureauLast Updated: May 18, 2025, 09:35:00 PM IST

on Indian yarn and Rice as well as selectively enhanced inspection on all Indian goods exported to Bangladesh.

Bangladesh needs to realise that it cannot cherry pick terms of bilateral trade solely for its benefit or assume North East is a captive market for its exports, while denying it market access and transit.

As underlined by Prime Minister Modi, the NorthEast is integral to BIMSTEC. The equal market space now available in the resource-rich northeast is expected to give a fillip to manufacturing and entrepreneurship in the region under the Atmanirbhar Bharat schemes and policies.