C. Joshua Thomas
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This volume captures the essence of India's transition from Looking East to Acting East in the context of the (NER) and the opportunities and the limitations that it brings with it. A paradigm shift in policy making in consultation with the people of NER and not through the prism of security concerns could make the `North-East to be the gateway to South-East Asia'.
The chapters in this volume will give an overview of India's Act East Policy from economic and ...
This volume captures the essence of India’s transition from Looking East to Acting East in the context of the (NER) and the opportunities and the limitations that it brings with it. A paradigm shift in policy making in consultation with the people of NER and not through the prism of security concerns could make the ‘North-East to be the gateway to South-East Asia’.
The chapters in this volume will give an overview of India’s Act East ...
It has been observed that South Asia has the fourth largest concentration of refugees, internally displaced persons and migrants in the world. Many of the refugee issues in South Asia are perhaps well covered but the eastern and northeastern part of this subcontinent which has experienced substantial refugee flows because of the geopolitical proximity of the host of countries and sub regions in turmoil is, one of the most under reported in terms of refugee ...
This volume deals with one of the most complicated inter-state border disputes involving India and China-the two most populous countries in the world. Sino-Indian border is conveniently divided into three sectors-Western, Middle and Eastern Sectors. The focus of the volume is on the Eastern Sector where China claims 98000 square kilometer of territory lying south of the McMahon Line presently under Indian occupation that roughly corresponds to Indian state of ...
Ageing is a natural process. It is part and parcel of every human being. It is a natural phenomenon which affects each society, however, its magnitude and manifestation are not the same everywhere.
In order to address this issue, ICSSR North Eastern Regional Centre organised a two-day National Seminar at Shillong and this book contains the outcome of the seminar.
The vital information, contributed by scholars of repute on ageism herein is organised under the ...
Papers presented at the National Seminar on "India-China Border Trade : a Strategy for Frontier Development", held at Gangtok during 5-6 March 2007.
This book is a collection of articles presented in the workshop. The issues raised in the articles were debated. The general consensus that emerged was to achieve a climate or status quo that can encourage development related activities in the state. There was also a broad consensus to evoke a framework, with appropriate flexible mechanism that will reinforce confidence building measures in the state.
This book is the offshoot of a regional seminar organized by the ICSSR North Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong at the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) at the beginning of the millennium. It deals with some of the major social, political and economic concerns and issues which have a very special place in the current understanding on north-east and it sets a tone for the agenda on the vital issues for further debate and research. It calls for a wider readership ...
This book discusses the implication of insurgency in North-East India with special reference to Nagaland and Manipur. It begins with the analysis of the geography and socio-economic framework of the area and then attempts to analyze how the continuation of insurgency has eroded the social fabric and economic base of the people. In the process it introduces questions like, what is insurgency? How does one define it? What are its scope, content and extent? How does ...
The book explores many sided conflicts and their possible resolutions within the very notion of Peace. In the context of North East India, Peace has been elusive-as it never had been substantively achieved, although it had been procedurally justifiable. Moving beyond this paradigm of cessation of conflict and a limited operation of what is called ‘resolution’, the book for the first time unwraps the secret of peace from the politics of peace or dialogues of ...
With the paradigm shift from state-centricism to interdependence and global cooperation, the Indian state has been sensitized about the geo-economic potential of its Northeastern Region (NER) as its gateway to Southeast Asian Countries. India’s Look east Policy, introduced in the early nineties, is, therefore, aimed at gradual integration of the NER with thriving market across the borders, and thereby, opening up to the eme4rging opportunities in the Southeast ...
Indo-Bangladesh Border Trade: Benefiting from neighbourhood takes a look at the status of trade that takes place at the various points along the entire length of Indo-Bangladesh border that spans about a little more than 4000 km. The causes of asymmetry between bilateral trade that has become a major concern for Bangladesh have been analyzed and various remedial options have been discussed. The issue of transit for the movement of goods between mainland India and ...
Ageing is a natural and universal phenomenon as it is experienced by all the societies in all generations and all countries but its magnitude and manifestations are not the same everywhere. The present report on ageing in Meghalaya, apprises the magnitude of problems of the elders in the state, their socioeconomic status as well as health and age-related issues and suggests policy recommendations to alleviate their problems. This book will be useful for policy ...