Northeast Renaissance Series From the forests of Assam to the luxury perfume houses of the world, how science, sustainability and trust can transform one of Northeast India’s oldest natural resources into a globally respected premium industry. For decades, discussions on economic development in Northeast India have revolved around increasing agricultural production, improving infrastructure and attracting…
What the Stanford AI Index 2026 reveals—and why Northeast India must begin measuring its own AI economy. Artificial intelligence is no longer a technology waiting for tomorrow. It has quietly become part of everyday life—helping businesses draft reports, farmers monitor crops, entrepreneurs market their products, and students learn in entirely new ways. Across the world,…
The Quantiq Founder Series | Editorial Profile For over two centuries, Assam has been celebrated for producing some of the world’s finest tea, yet relatively few homegrown brands have converted that agricultural legacy into global consumer businesses. Ranjit Baruah, Founder of Aromica Tea, belongs to a new generation of entrepreneurs determined to change that narrative…
The Northeast Renaissance Series Ideas for a ₹10,000–12,000 Crore Indian Market and a Multi-Billion Dollar Global Future The future textile industry may not compete on colour alone. It may compete on how sustainably that colour is created. Every morning, billions of people wear colours without asking where they come from. For more than a century,…
The Quantiq Tea Intelligence series The Quantiq Tea Intelligence Series is a monthly editorial intelligence publication analysing India’s tea economy through production, markets, climate, technology, policy and geopolitics, with a special focus on Assam and Northeast India. Tea is Assam’s identity before it is anything else — woven into the state’s history, culture and global…
Every tourist returns home with two souvenirs. One fits into a suitcase. The other stays in memory. It is that second souvenir—the sum of every interaction, every smile, every inconvenience, every meal, every journey and every conversation—that ultimately defines a destination’s reputation. Tourism, therefore, is not merely about attracting visitors. It is about managing experiences….
Assam’s ₹1,164-crore A-SEMI initiative aims to build far more than a skilled workforce around Tata Electronics’ Jagiroad semiconductor facility. Can the state transform a landmark investment into a thriving semiconductor ecosystem owned and shaped by local enterprises? A Semiconductor Plant Can Create Jobs. An Ecosystem Can Create Prosperity. Economic history repeatedly shows that landmark industrial…
Every morning, millions of cups of Assam tea are brewed across the world. From London to Tokyo and from New York to Dubai, Assam’s bold flavour and rich aroma have become part of daily life for millions of consumers. Yet only a tiny fraction of them have ever walked through the emerald plantations where those…
The Northeast Renaissance Series Ideas for a ₹25,000–40,000 Crore Indian Market and a Multi-Billion Dollar Global Future For centuries, medicinal plants have been valued for healing. The twenty-first century may value them even more for the molecules they contain. For most of human history, medicinal plants have been harvested for their therapeutic properties and used…
Why the Brahmaputra Could Power the State’s Next Economic Transformation Travel used to be about speed. Railways, highways and airlines competed to shorten the distance between one place and the next. Today, that definition is reversing. Travellers increasingly want to slow down, not speed up. Cruise tourism captures this shift better than almost any other…
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