India, Feb. 26 -- Union minister for communications and development of northeastern region (DONER) Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said Assam has immense potential for growth as the state is the gateway to South-East Asia and the Global South.

Addressing the session 'I-way to Viksit Assam' on the first day of the Advantage Assam 2.0 Infrastructure and Investment Summit, Scindia outlined the plans under his ministries for development of the state and the rest of northeast.

"Assam today is a gateway to South-East Asia. It is a gateway to the Global South. Assam is a manufacturing and logistics powerhouse, and the state is certainly in the days to come the land of limitless possibilities," Scindia said.

Further, he mentioned how under Pri...