<span style="color: #222222;">DoNER Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has said that new paradigms will emerge post-COVID, with potential for new breakthroughs in economy, trade, scientific research and several other diverse areas. Addressing the Indo-Bangladesh Virtual Conference organised by ASSOCHAM in New Delhi, Dr Singh said, in the last six years, the North Eastern Region had made up for several lapses of the past. He said this was possible because for the first time, the region received equal attention at par with the other regions of the country. He said this had not only instilled confidence among the people but also raised the capacity to engage with other parts of India as well as the countries.<br />'' <br />''As for Bangladesh, the Minister said, the Indo-Bangladesh treaty for exchange of enclaves, had cleared the decks for ease of business, ease of movement and ease of commuting, which was earlier a tedious task. He observed, this should have been done four-and-half decades ago, right at the time of birth of Bangladesh, but was possibly not the priority of the earlier governments.</span><br />