NORTH EAST INDIA: WHY ARE WE SO NEGLECTED?

Good evening friendss  !!!!!!!

I Would like to share some of my opinions on North East India & trying to put some argumentative weight on the real life prosperity of the region, uplifting of the standard of living in rural north east. I want to discuss some points that may help the policy makers to reduce the conflicting tensions those prevail in these areas for the last two decades that had almost crippled the state's development.

Other than these issues I would like to jolt down my opinions regarding contemporary issues. But the primary focus of this blog would be North East and it’s over all growth to contribute more actively in the socio-political uplift of the country. There is one more issue, the issue of insurgency which is really important enough to be presented in this platform to generate some awareness about the issues of insurgency that prevailed in these portion of India over a couple of decades now. The oldest insurgency in these areas could be traced back to the periods of British Raj in the hill area of the Nagaland. When Nagaland was annexed into the British Empire, Nagas vehemently protested against imperialism, but British Government played a dirty trick, they planned to divide Nagaland to suppress the Naga Uprising. Soon, Nagaland was divided into three parts, and a part was merged with Burma. The territory division was an old ploy of British imperialism around the world, like they did to Korean peninsula. When Assam was divided and seven distinct states were created in the line of ethnicity, the seed of insurgency was already sowed.
Chronic deprivation of basic amenities is an issue that acts as a hotbed for the birth of insurgency. Although, Assam is rich in mineral but yet the standard of living did not rise appreciably. The poorer sections of these areas are continuing their BPL status. A fully developed, business competitive market economy is a dream that must be fulfilled at any cost. We the North-eastern Indians can not afford to be backward in a world of wireless connectivity.
Key area where investment as well as solid planning are required is basic infrastructure segment like power, road connectivity, surface transportation system. Northeast is connected to the rest of India through a narrow piece of land known as “Siliguri corridor”. If for any reason like natural calamities or terrorist attack, the road gets blocked, the entire region would become cut off from rest of India.
From the security aspects also it is very risky to connect a region of strategic importance like Arunachal Pradesh through a corridor that can be easily blocked.
Bikramjit