This book explores � through extensive fieldwork � the link between development and security, critical to India�s 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 forgi
Rakhee Bhattacharya is Associate Director/Fellow, Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies, Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, New Delhi.
Introduction. 1. Security and Development: Understanding the Relationship 2. China Factor and India‘s Frontier 3. Myanmar Situation and India‘s Northeast 4. Bangladesh‘s Transition and India‘s Borderland 5. Nepal Issue and India East and Northeast 6. Peaceful Bhutan and Northeast India‘s Hope. Epilogue: From Conflict to Co-operation. Bibliography