Connectivity Assessment: Challenges and Opportunities

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No AccessDec 2019Connectivity Assessment: Challenges and OpportunitiesAuthors/Editors: Prabir De, Charles KunakaPrabir DeSearch for more papers by this author, Charles KunakaSearch for more papers by this authorhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1505-8_ch3AboutView ChaptersFull TextPDF (0.6 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract: Suggests that the connectivity picture of the North Eastern Region (NER) of India reflects the national, historical, and economic contexts of the region. Partly as a result, the region faces long distances and transit times to markets in the rest of India, while at the same time connectivity to neighboring countries remains inefficient, slow, and generally costly. NER states could benefit from leveraging connectivity to exploit the opportunities that Bangladesh and Myanmar in particular offer, but enhancing connectivity in NER and between NER and neighboring countries will require investments in interoperable infrastructure and services, reforms to regulatory programs, and incentives to the private sector to offer new and higher-quality services. Most of the interventions remain at the national level, and as such, the national government as well as the NER states should undertake specific reforms, but to maximize impact, the private sector, as a direct beneficiary, must participate. ReferencesADB (Asian Development Bank). 2011. “North Eastern State Roads Investment Program.” RRP IND 37143-01, ADB, Manila. Google ScholarADBI (Asian Development Bank Institute). 2015. “Connecting South Asia and Southeast Asia.” ADBI, Manila. 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