Linking India and Eastern Neighbours: Development in the Northeast and Borderlands studies different aspects of India's bilateral relations with neighbouring countries and discusses implications of development initiatives in India's northeastern region (NER) and its borderlands.
The NER shares borders with five countries.
The central government has shown interest in developing infrastructure in the NER, and state governments are taking initiatives to promote trade relations with the bordering countries.
The book discusses the causes for underdevelopment and examines the initiatives taken to overcome the problems of the land-locked region.
It provides a comprehensive account of varied processes at work in India's northeastern borderlands.
The book looks closely at the lifeworld of the border communities and myriad cross-border interactions.
It throws light on the economic potentiality and preparedness of the NER, the significance of border haats, diverse manifestatsions of border crossing and nature of inter-ethnic interactions.
The book also explains the theoretical significance and practical relevance of studying border processes.
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Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd Linking india and eastern neighbours: development in the northeast and borderlands, hardcover/h. srikanth
