The Govt. of Assam thus seeks to work together in a unified manner with the relevant Central Government Ministries [viz. External Affairs, Commerce and Industry, DONER, Home Affairs, Railways, Road Transport and Highways, Shipping, Civil Aviation, Water Resources, Telecommunication, Electronics and Information Technology and Culture], the Niti Aayog as well as the Governments of the other 7 North Eastern States – eschewing the Silo Vision mentality and imbibing the spirit of Cooperative Federalism – for making the region an industrial hub in a platform for launching of the Act East Policy, and not remain a transitory corridor through the “chicken-neck” with the rest of India.