India’s Act East policy was relaunched in 2014 by the present Modi government to reinvigorate political contacts, increase economic integration and forge security cooperation with several countries of Southeast Asia as a means to strengthen political understanding. Central to these efforts is the recasting of India’s restive Northeast as the gateway to Myanmar and the rest of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Manipur has always been one of the most influential and a key state for India to execute its Act-East Policy and to achieve its goal of connecting the South-East Asian nations with India. Manipur has all the assets and resources but they still lie in a dormant stage and despite of its geographical significance and the relaunch of the Look/Act-east policy and passing of 8 years, Manipur still lies in that same dormancy. The paper aims to investigate and analyse the developments that have taken place in the state of Manipur since the relaunch of Act East Policy and how it will affect the future development of the state. It will also investigate the impediments existing that are hindering the growth and development of the state and possible road ahead. The methodology used in the paper is analytical and descriptive based on the data collected from white papers, government reports, official speeches etc.

Act East Policy, Manipur, Policies, Development, Impediments