The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu, addressing the 2nd Convocation of National Institute of Technology in Dimapur, Nagaland said that there is an immense investment potential in the Northeastern region and ASEAN countries should not be allowed to miss that opportunity. He said that corridors of connectivity should be converted into corridors of economic growth. The Governor of Nagaland, Padmanabha Acharya and other dignitaries were also present on the occasion. The Vice President said that Nagaland, a state rich in its traditional heritage is growing fast and setting up of NIT is an indication of the growing importance of this region. The real strength of any academic institute lies in maintaining high standards of excellence through its teaching and top quality research. He further said that Northeastern region is endowed with abundant natural resources but difficult terrain, dispersed habitations, poor connectivity and inadequate infrastructure have been obstacles in realizing its true potential. He further added that improving connectivity is quite important to bring the Northeastern region into mainstream. We strongly believe that the corridors of connectivity should be converted into corridors of economic growth with a symbiotic market model of development.