Northeastern India and Its Neighbours: Negotiating Security and Development [Hardcover]

This book explores  through extensive fieldwork  the link between development and security, critical to Indias Northeast, within the context of the cross-border space it shares with China, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal. For a long-term sustainable solution to serious issues that include illegal migration and militancy, it proposes forging economic initiatives/collaborations and addressing connectivity problems.

Introduction. 1. Security and Development: Understanding the Relationship 2. China Factor and Indias Frontier 3. Myanmar Situation and Indias Northeast 4. Bangladeshs Transition and Indias Borderland 5. Nepal Issue and India East and Northeast 6. Peaceful Bhutan and Northeast Indias Hope. Epilogue: From Conflict to Co-operation. Bibliography

This book explores  through extensive fieldwork  the link between development and security, critical to Indias Northeast, within the context of the cross-border space it shares with China, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal. For a long-term sustainable solution to serious issues that include illegal migration and militancy, it proposes forging economic initiatives/collaborations and addressing connectivity problems.