Mandar Joshi

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Deputy Chief Minister of Nagaland, Honorable Mr. Taditui Zeliang invited me for dinner at his place during my recent visit to Dimapur.

It was a prestigious opportunity to be invited and to discuss various topics of mutual interest with him.

The visit to was an eye-opener.

Even after travelling across India extensively, I must admit that, I had very little knowledge about the agricultural and mining opportunities in the state.

Nagaland is a relatively small state at the extreme east of India sharing border with

70% of the state geography is covered by dense forests and mountains.

The state has been facing logistical challenges, nevertheless successfully exploring inter-state and international trading opportunities.

What I discovered and was pleasantly surprised during my conversation with Honorable Deputy Chief Minister:

- 3rd Largest producer of in India despite being a very small state

- 1,000 MT mines of High Chemical Grade

- 600 MMT Oil reserves unexplored

- 20 MT reserves unexplored

- Kiwi State of India – 500 Ha dedicated to fruit plantation

- Naga Chilli is one of the world’s spiciest

- 10,000 MT production potential

- 10 MT production potential

- 310 MT Raw production growing at 25% Year-on-Year. Premium silk varieties -

Despite such a tremendous progress in old-school asset-heavy industries such as mining and agriculture, the state lags behind in and index compared to the rest of India.

1,17,000 Indian startups are registered with Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India

Only 22 startups out of these are registered from

I also met a few startup founders and I was very happy and excited to see that, these entrepreneurs are as talented and hardworking as their counterparts from the rest of India.

A little more exposure to the national startup ecosystem and more opportunities to interact with investors from other parts of the country would transform their lives and would contribute to Nagaland’s economic development.

It is a moral responsibility for us, the ecosystem enablers from the Western and Southern India to guide them and support their dreams.