Mizoram, the ‘Land of the Blue Mountains’ is one of the north-eastern states of India shares borders with other north-eastern states of Manipur, Tripura and Assam & neighbouring countries of Bangladesh & Myanmar. Bordering Myanmar & Bangladesh, Mizoram offers a gateway for engaging in international trade with Southeast Asian countries. With a literacy rate of 91.33%, Mizoram offers a highly literate workforce. Between 2011-12 and 2017-18, Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) expanded at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 15.93 per cent to Rs 176.20 billion (US$ 2.73 billion) whereas the per capita GSDP grew at a CAGR of 14.23 per cent to Rs 145,143 (US$ 2,252.02). Total merchandise exports from the state stood at US$ 1.33 million in FY19 and US$ 0.88 million in FY20 (up to September 2019). According to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), cumulative FDI inflows to the North-eastern states, during April 2000 to March 2019, stood at US$ 116 million and for Q1 FY20 FDI inflow stood at US$ 6 million.