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What is the significance of the Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) and how does it complement the “Look East” policy?

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What is the significance of the Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) and how does it complement the “Look East” policy?

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A. Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) is another building block of our Look East Policy. The focus of the MGC is on promotion of tourism, cultural & education cooperation and transport & communications. For India, the MGC offers immense scope for creating the “linkages” with the member countries. India has thus enlarged its engagement with the Asean region. Q. Developing commercial linkage between India’s Northeast and Asean could turn the Northeast from a security burden into a land of economic opportunity. How will it benefit those countries which are part of this road and rail network? A. The northeast region of India which comprises of eight States is a unique region. Accounting for roughly 8 percent of India’s total land mass and 4 percent of India’s population, the Region is rich in both human (high literacy rate of over 65 percent) and natural resources and has the true potential of becoming the gateway of India to Asean. Given the tremendous availability of natural resources, and m

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