Second edition of the North-East India Festival is being organized from 29th to 31st July at Central World in Bangkok by the Embassy of India

New Delhi: The second edition of the North-East India Festival is being organized from 29th to 31st July at Central World in Bangkok by the Embassy of India in association with Trend MMS of India.
India’s north east region comprises eight states – Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. The first edition of the North-East India Festival was held in Bangkok in February 2019.
This opened up substantial business opportunities for North-East Indian business community especially in the tourism, agro and food processing sectors. The focus of this year’s Festival will be on trade, investment and tourism promotion and exchanges in the field of culture, education and people-to-people connect.
The three-day event will be inaugurated on the 29th of July. Minister of State for External Affairs Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh will be the Chief Guest at the Festival.
The Festival will also witness participation of Chief Ministers and other Ministers from North-Eastern States along with senior Government officials. Senior dignitaries from Thailand are also expected to grace the inauguration and attend the Festival.
A large contingent of artistes including musicians and dancers, craftsmen, business-persons/exhibitors, tour operators and academicians from the North-Eastern States are expected to travel to Bangkok to participate in this Festival.