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…
As global supply chains fracture and the world begins redesigning trade architecture, Northeast India may be standing before the biggest export opportunity it has seen since independence. When policymakers, economists, business leaders and technology executives gathered recently in Dalian, China, for the World Economic Forum’s 2026 Annual Meeting of the New Champions, more commonly known…
The Northeast Renaissance Series Ideas for a ₹50,000 Crore Indian Market and a Multi-Billion Dollar Global Future The Most Valuable Product Bamboo May Create Is Something You Cannot See For decades, Northeast India has largely viewed bamboo through a remarkably narrow economic lens. The conversation around bamboo has traditionally revolved around furniture manufacturing, handicrafts, construction…
For decades, Northeast India has remained trapped in an economic contradiction that policymakers have repeatedly acknowledged but rarely solved. The region possesses one of Asia’s richest bamboo ecosystems, governments have launched multiple bamboo missions over the years, institutions have been created to support the sector and communities across the region have depended on bamboo-based livelihoods…
Over the last few days, disappointment has been spreading across Assam and much of Northeast India after reports emerged that the proposed India–Japan summit in Guwahati may no longer take place as originally expected. Social media conversations quickly began framing the development as a lost opportunity. For many observers, the conclusion appeared almost automatic. If…
Walk through almost any market across Northeast India, and one immediately notices the extraordinary versatility of bamboo as a material. Across Assam, Tripura, Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur, bamboo has quietly supported livelihoods for generations. Furniture, utility baskets, decorative pieces, interior products, household accessories, construction materials and hundreds of handcrafted items continue forming…
For decades, Northeast India has quietly grown some of the finest spices in the country. Ginger from the hill states, Lakadong turmeric from Meghalaya, Bhut Jolokia from Nagaland, large cardamom from Sikkim, black pepper from Arunachal Pradesh and several indigenous varieties grown across the region have long enjoyed an excellent reputation for quality. Yet despite…
Over the last few days, Assam has been celebrating what appears to be an important milestone. The export of the famed Tezpur Litchi to international destinations such as Dubai and Singapore has generated considerable excitement across the state. Political leaders have welcomed the development as proof that Assam’s agricultural products are gradually finding recognition in…
The Northeast Renaissance Series Ideas for a ₹40,000 Crore Indian Market and a Multi-Billion Dollar Global Future For decades, Northeast India has viewed bamboo through a remarkably narrow economic lens. Conversations around bamboo have traditionally revolved around furniture manufacturing, handicrafts, construction applications, paper production, and, at best, low-value biomass utilization. Even when bamboo enters industrial…
The Northeast Renaissance Series Ideas for a ₹50,000 Crore Future Materials Opportunity and a Multi-Billion Dollar Global Industry The EV Revolution Is No Longer About Cars Alone India’s electric vehicle revolution has begun. Across the world, governments are pushing aggressively toward electric mobility as countries attempt to reduce fossil fuel dependence, lower carbon emissions and…
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