Changing Demographics in India's Northeast and Its Impact on Security Contributor(s): Gupta, Ashwani (Author) |
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ISBN: 9383649658 ISBN-13: 9789383649655 Publisher: K W Publishers Pvt Ltd OUR PRICE: $39.43 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Security (national & International) - Political Science | Civil Rights - Political Science | International Relations - General |
Dewey: 304.809 |
LCCN: 2015357288 |
Series: First |
Physical Information: 0.24" H x 6" W x 9" (0.35 lbs) 100 pages |
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Publisher Description: Northeast India is a unique mix of ethnic, cultural, religious and linguistic diversity. The British policies of the 19th and 20th centuries encouraged movement of settlers into Assam and Bengal for increasing productivity and reclaiming barrer tracts of land. This uncontrolled movement was resented by the tribal population, who feared loss of their land and identity. Post independence and the 1971 War, large scale migration, to escape religious persecution and in the search for better living conditions, has led to alteration of the demographic profile which has further created social tensions. The quest to maintain tribal identity, the fight for diminishing resources and the vote bank local politics have manifested in insurgency movements, frequent cycles of violence and poor development of the region. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gupta, Ashwani: - Col Ashwani Gupta is an alumnus of RIMC, Dehradun and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers in June 1989. A Gold Medalist in Civil Engineering from the College of Military Engineering, Pune, he is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. Having rich and varied experience, Col Gupta has been part of the Indian Army Training Team at the Kingdom of Lesotho, Southern Africa, serving as an Intelligence Advisor, and has commanded an Engineer Regiment in the northeast and a Border Roads Task Force in eastern Ladakh. He has also served as Deputy Director, CLAWS, from 2009 to 2012 |