Geopolitics of North-East India: a Strategical Study - Paperback

About The Book: The study is aimed to formulate a regional geopolitical framework based on neogeopolitical ideas and tried to examine the correlation between geography, economic resources, ethnicity and politics. CONTENTS: Acknowledgements List of Tables List of Illustrations Introduction to the Problem The Statement of the Problem The Concept of Geopolitics Review of Relevant Works Significance of the Topic Objectives Hypotheses Methodology Organisation of the Study Physical Base of the Region Physiography The Eastern Hills Climate Soil Geology Drainage Natural Vegetation Chapter III: The Population Base of the Region The People The Routes of Migration Peopling Process Language Distribution Ethnic Cultural Diversity Chapter IV: Historical Base of the Region Introduction The TurkoAfghan Invasions The Advent of the Ahoms Koch Kingdom Assam Mughal Relations Upheaval of Vaisnavism and Saktism Moamaria Uprisings Burmese Invasions Advent of East India Company ANALYSIS Chapter V: State Formation Processes in North East India PoliticoTerritorial changes in North East India Introduction The Formation of North Eastern Province or Assam The Transfer Territory of Bhutan and Burma The Scheduled Districts Act and Frontier Tracts Regulations The Inner Line Regulation of 1873 The Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas Manipur and Tripura Emergence of Political Processes in the N.E. India Emergence of Political Processes in the Valleys The Revolt of 1857 Peasant Struggles in Jaintia Hills and Nowgong Colonisation Scheme of Jenkins Beginning of Modern Political Consciousness in the Plains Emergence of Hills Politics Influence of the two World Wars Formation of Local Political Parties ...