1. Issues of Peace and Conflict in NE India
Barnali Deka, Asst,Professor,
Dept. of Political Science
Mangaldai College

2. INTRODUCTION
Peace and conflict are not isolated but interrelated concepts.
NE--most complex conflict zones
Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Mizoram- less conflict ridden than Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and Tripura
Also been affected

3. Root causes of conflict
Migration
Colonial and post-colonial experiences
Structural deficiencies
Unequal power relations
Underdeveloped communication
Absence of major industries.
Poor scenario in health and education sector

4. Insurgency in NE India Nagaland: NNC, NSCN Mizoram: MNF
Manipur: Affected by NSCN, KNA, KNF
Tripura: TNV, TTF, TNTF, TBF
Assam: ULFA, NDFB, KPLT, MULTA, HUM, KLO.

5. Response to conflict reactive, security centric and statist.
often transforms insurgency or armed social movements into terrorism.
increases the sense of public insecurity.
Human rights violation

6. Search for alternatives :
more positive and human approach
multi-cultural paradigm
diversity in unity, instead of unity in diversity.

7. THANK
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