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North East India’s Data‑Centre Moment: How the 2047 Tax Holiday and Agartala Gateway Can Attract Global Cloud Giants
ByTeam TQ February 15, 2026February 15, 2026

The Union Budget 2026–27 may mark a turning point for North East India’s digital future. By offering a tax holiday until 2047 for foreign companies using Indian data centres, New Delhi has sent a strong signal: India wants to host global cloud infrastructure for the long term. For the North East, this is more than…

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Business & Economy | Economy of NE India | North East Insight | Policy

The US–India Trade Moment: Opportunity Knocks, But Will India — and the North East — Answer?
ByTeam TQ February 3, 2026February 3, 2026

Why the next trade deal could reshape India’s global positioning, and what the North East must do before it’s too late. A quiet but consequential churn is underway in global trade diplomacy. As the United States looks to de-risk its supply chains and India seeks deeper access to advanced markets, a renewed US–India trade understanding…

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Business & Economy | Economy of NE India | Finance | Government & Policy | Policy

Union Budget 2026: What It Really Means for North-East India
ByTeam TQ February 1, 2026February 1, 2026

When the Finance Minister rose in Parliament to present the Union Budget, the macro story was familiar: fiscal discipline, capital expenditure, manufacturing, and growth amid global uncertainty. But for the North-East — a region long treated as a footnote in national economic imagination — the real question was simpler and sharper: does this budget finally…

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Beyond Bamboo Products: Why North East India Must Stop Importing Technology and Start Exporting Innovation
BySMS BORDOLOI January 31, 2026January 31, 2026

The proposed India–European Union Free Trade Agreement is forcing India to confront an uncomfortable reality. Europe is no longer a market that merely buys products. It buys proof. Proof of compliance. Proof of science. Proof of systems. For North East India, this trade moment is not about tariffs or access. It is about relevance. The…

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Business & Economy | Economy of NE India | Entrepreneurship in NE | MSME & Startups

GI Mahotsav 2026 in Guwahati: Why North East India Matters to India’s GI Growth Story
ByTeam TQ January 10, 2026January 10, 2026

As India moves towards an ambitious target of registering 10,000 Geographical Indication (GI) products by 2030, the role of North East India is becoming increasingly important. Against this backdrop, GI Mahotsav 2026, scheduled from January 15 to 18, 2026, at Arya Vidyapeeth College, Guwahati, assumes special significance. The four-day event comes at a time when…

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Business & Economy | Economy of NE India | Finance | Government & Policy

GST 2.0: India’s Silent Stimulus — and the Uneven Geography of Growth
ByTeam TQ December 17, 2025December 17, 2025

When India rolled out GST 2.0 on September 22, 2025, it did not arrive with the drama of a Union Budget or the spectacle of a stimulus announcement. There were no headline-grabbing giveaways, no massive fiscal outlays. Yet, beneath the surface, GST 2.0 represents one of the most consequential structural resets in India’s economic policy…

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North East India’s Creative Revolution:
ByTeam TQ November 18, 2025November 26, 2025

A Roadmap to a $10 Billion Orange Economy (2025–2035) The global creative economy—popularly known as the orange economy—has emerged as a powerful engine of growth, contributing USD 2.3 trillion annually and employing over 30 million people worldwide. Creativity is no longer a luxury.It is a global currency, shaping identities, tourism, innovation, and soft power. For…

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Business & Economy | North East Insight | Sustainability

Assam’s Bamboo Revolution: Bioethanol and Beyond
BySMS BORDOLOI September 12, 2025November 26, 2025

With the world’s first bamboo-fed bioethanol refinery set to be commissioned in Assam, India’s North East is poised to redefine global sustainability narratives and lead a new wave of bamboo-based industrial innovation. Assam Steps Onto the Global Map Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the world’s first bamboo-fed bioethanol refinery at Numaligarh, Assam on 14th…

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