Bay of Bengal Linkage: Assam and Meghalaya as Strategic Nodes in India-Japan Industrial Value Chain

The Bay of Bengal Linkage is a strategic geopolitical connectivity framework designed to transform Northeast India into a maritime-connected economic hub by integrating its landlocked states with the deep-sea ports of Bangladesh and the wider Indo-Pacific. This vision represents a transformative shift in the strategic geography of South Asia. For decades, India’s Northeast was viewed primarily through a lens of isolation and security concerns, hemmed in by the Chicken’s Neck or the Siliguri Corridor.