ABSTRACT
The Stilwell Road is strategically a very important road that connects India with China through Myanmar. J. J. Singh, former general of Indian Army and the former governor of Arunachal Pradesh, has advocated for the reopening of the historic Stilwell Road, the gateway to South East Asia, for the overall economic development of India's Northeast. The reopening of the Stilwell Road has been in the public discussion in the NER (Northeastern region) for quite some time, and in the recent past, it has gained renewed momentum as the governors and the chief ministers of the region and the public opinion in the entire Northeast have expressed their deep desire to reopen the Stilwell Road for the development of India's isolated and relatively backward region. Stilwell Road can reduce the transit time and transportation costs of IndiaChina trade considerably. Besides trade and commerce, reopening of Stilwell Road will strengthen the tourism industry, which will benefit both the NER and Kunming.
