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<http://washington.eastwestcenter.org/Publications/baruah.pdf>http://washington.eastwestcenter.org/Publications/baruah.pdf
PS 33 Postfrontier Blues: Toward a New Policy Framework for Northeast India
by Sanjib Baruah
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A number of armed conflicts smolder in Indias
Northeastern border region. For instance, the
Naga rebellion, which began in the 1950s, is one
of the worlds oldest unresolved armed
conflicts. With its controversial human rights
record and sluggish economic growth, Northeast
India is a counterpoint to Indias new image as
a mature democracy, dynamic economy, and
emerging major power. This study proposes a
democratic institution-building agenda that is
sensitive to the particular dynamics of change
in this postfrontier. In a historically
sparsely populated region with long-term trends
of demographic transformation, managing
indigenous-settler tensions must be a priority.
This and other challenges cannot be addressed
through domestic policy alone. An effective
alternative policy must have a transnational
dimension; to turn the regions extensive
international borders with Chinas Tibet
region, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Burma from
militarized zones of mistrust and confrontation
to spaces of cooperation.
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