India, Feb. 25 -- Union external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said the India-Myanmar-Thailand highway will be a game changer for connectivity and economic prosperity between the eastern part of India and the South East Asian region.

Addressing the Act East, Act Fast and Act First session of the Advantage Assam 2.0 infrastructure and investment summit, he said, "The real game changer will be the completion of the India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway. Progress is currently challenged by the internal strife in Myanmar, but we can't allow this to block something which is so momentous. Practical solutions will have to be found to ensure the advancement of this initiative".

The 1,400-km-long highway that connects the three na...