Dhaka, April 4 -- Recent remarks by Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus regarding India's northeastern states have sparked media frenzy in India, with accusations of interference in India's internal affairs.

During a recent visit to China, Dr. Yunus said, "The Seven Sisters are a landlocked region of India.

They have no way to reach out to the ocean. We are the only guardian of the ocean in this region.

So, this opens a huge possibility. This could be an extension of the Chinese economy. Build things, produce things, market things, bring things to China, bring it out to the rest of the world. That's a production house for you. That's the opportunity we should seize and implement. We should get it done."

In his statement, Dr Yunus also hi...