Tectonic stress regime of Shillong plateau is examined by stress tensor inversion.
The western & eastern part of the plateau has NNW & NNE compression respectively.
GPE derived stress are consistent with Stress Tensor Inversion for the plateau.
GPE stress varies due to topography and density heterogeneity of the plateau.
Tectonic loading, seismic and GPE stress govern the stress pattern of the plateau.