NEW DELHI — Calling it as a matter of “immense joy and pride” for India, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that the selection of Assam’s Charaideo Maidams to Unesco World Heritage list on Friday underlines the priority that the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given to the development of the Northeast in the last one decade. In a significant cultural achievement for India, ‘Moidams – the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty’ from Assam was officially inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Friday during the ongoing 46th session of the World Heritage Committee in New Delhi. “A moment of pride that an icon of the Ahom culture – the Moidams at Charaideo – has been listed as a cultural world heritage site by UNESCO today. This is the first such cultural site in the North East. Its selection underlines the priority that the Government has given to the development of the North East in the last one decade. Recognise Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s guidance and encouragement to our efforts for this listing,” Jaishankar, who is currently in Laos for the ASEAN meetings, said in a post on X. A moment of pride that an...