This book maps the evolution of India s North-East into a constituent region of the republic and analyzes the perpetual crisis in the region since Independence. It highlights how linguistic and leadership issues have long been the seed of contention in the region and how factors like ethnicity, ideology, and religion further aggravate the conflicts. It also throws light on the major insurgencies, internal displacements, protest movements, and the regional drug and weapons trade in the region. Finally, it suggests a policy framework to combat the crises.
Author(s): Subir Bhaumik
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 324
Contents......Page 8
List of Tables......Page 9
List of Abbreviations......Page 11
Preface......Page 15
1 - India’s North East: Frontier to Region......Page 26
2 - Ethnicity, Ideology and Religion......Page 50
3 - Land, Language and Leadership......Page 86
4 - Insurgency, Ethnic Cleansing and Forced Migration......Page 113
5 - The Foreign Hand......Page 178
6 - Guns, Drugs and Contraband......Page 207
7 - Elections, Pressure Groups and Civil Society......Page 229
8 - The Crisis of Development......Page 256
9 - The Road Ahead......Page 284
Bibliography......Page 307
Index......Page 316
About the Author......Page 332
