SHILLONG/GUWAHATI: The North Eastern Council (NEC), Shillong signed a MoU with Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi as part of an initiative to develop NEC into a ‘state of the art’ resource centre on Wednesday.
The collaboration will enable the setting up of the Centre for North Eastern Studies (CeNEST) on the campus of IIFT, Kolkata, under a partnership model between the NEC and IIFT.
It will facilitate the Northeastern states in policy making, strategic planning and effective implementation of various trade promotion schemes, a statement issued by NEC said.
It will help undertake research and analysis on issues relating to international trade and business, capacity building and serve as a knowledge partner.
