Identity Politics And Economic Development In North East India

India’s Northeast has long been riven by protracted armed conflicts for secession and movements for other forms of autonomy. This book shows how the conflicts in the region have gradually shifted towards inter-ethnic feuds, rendered more vicious by the ongoing multiplication of ethnicities in an already heterogeneous region. It further traces the intricate contours of the conflicts and the attempts of the dominant groups to establish their hegemonies against the consent of the smaller groups, as well as questions the efficacy of the state’s interventions. The volume also engages with the recurrent demands for political autonomy, and the resultant conundrum that hobbles the region’s economic and political development processes. Lucid, topical and thorough in analysis, this book will be useful to scholars and researchers in political science, sociology, development studies and peace & conflict studies, particularly those concerned with Northeast India.

Contributed articles chiefly with reference to rural development in Northeastern India; includes articles on cultural history of the region.

"Globalization and the Politics of Identity in India" features sixteen original essays that discuss the effects of globalization on prevalent identities in India: political, religious, social, and cultural. It includes perspectives from political science, history, sociology, economics, and international relations; identity politics in Kashmir, Punjab, North Bengal, Rajasthan and the North-East, as well as among the diaspora. Readers also get know of popular understanding of liberalization and privatization, the impacts of foreign direct investment and various tendencies brought about by globalization, such as Unitarianism, majoritarian nationalism and multiculturalism.

This book offers an understanding of the expectations and challenges of Northeast India in the context of India's Act East policy. It critically examines how the policy is being pursued by the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government and analyses its relevance from local perspectives. Contributors to the book provide an examination of the differences between Look East and Act East policy and explanations of the expectations of India's neighboring countries, particularly Myanmar, towards Northeast India. They ask the following questions: a) What is to be done to integrate India’s Northeast region meaningfully into the Act East policy? What is the motive of linking this policy with these states? How is this policy received by the local communities? b) What are the challenges of the Northeast region? What are their needs and priorities? How can these states showcase their potentials to Southeast Asia and East Asia? c) What is the significance of the changes from Look to Act East Policy? Has the regime change affected the continuity in the policy? What are the short- and long-term goals? d) What are the expectations of Southeast Asia and East Asia? By addressing these questions, they bridge the knowledge gaps that exist in the understating of the the Northeast region of India vis-à-vis the Act East policy. The first book to combine a balanced view of India's Act East policy and Northeast India, it will be of interest to policy makers and academics in the fields of Development Studies, International Relations, Northeast India and South Asian Politics.

Scientific Study from the year 2020 in the subject Sociology - Miscellaneous, grade: 9+, , course: Social Anthropology, language: English, abstract: This monograph elucidates the core features of North East India such as ecology, demography, language, family, marriage, kinship, economic practices, and religion as also complex issues of ethnic conflict, identity politics, immigration problem, insurgency, peace parleys and concerns of development and governance. This monograph aims to update and critically blend empirical facts with official documents. Especially meant to introduce the readers with basic disposition of this frontier region, this monograph also discusses how the region is gradually experiencing the democratization process and economic advancement in the backdrop of rampant ethnic dissent, backwardness, poverty and protracted neglect of the nation-state. It also aims to dispel prevailing prejudices and misunderstandings about northeast and its vibrant cultures.

This Volume Is Intended To Understand The Political Dimensions Of Ethnicity In The Northeast. It Provides An Indepth Analysis Of The Impact Of Ethnicity On Politics Of The Region.