After seeing the map supplied by Kalu mia I can say that trans-asian route will traverse India-BD-Indian NE-Burma-Yunnan route. This rly. network is traversing the same route as the trans-asian highway by which India wants to enter its NE via BD. All other countries favour this route. Even Burma favours this route, and at the instigation of India, Burma is showing little interest in giving a direct link to BD. It wants a BD-NE-Burma route.
People are saying about becoming an ASEAN member, whereas, even Burma does not want to give us a single direct road to connect with China and ASEAN countries. bangladesh has two choices. One, endorse the proposed NE route, highway already being endorsed by SHW, or get the hell out of this network as well as a seclusion from the ASEAN market because of Burmese position. BD is in a dillema to choose between two devil routes.
Pakistan faces the same situation. It does not want to give India a route. This may be one reason why India is more adament about getting a NE route in the banner of trans asian rly.