Mains Question:
Question: Discuss how in the coming decades, North-East India will be playing the most significant role in the greater engagement of India in the Indo-Pacific? Also enumerate the challenges faced by India for its achievement (150 words)
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- Subject: International Relations (GS-II)
- Sub-topic: India and its neighborhood- relations
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- Introduce with politico-economic situation of North-East India and Indo-Pacific
- Now enumerate the potential like trade, cultural exchange, education hub, etc. for India in Indo-Pacific which can be accessed easily through North-East India
- Now in detail explain the challenges like security, drugs and arms trafficking, etc. involved for India in better engagement with Indo-Pacific
- Conclude with the need for India to increase its Geopolitics and engagement in the Indo-Pacific.
Context:
It is crucial that, while implementing India’s Indo-Pacific strategy, voices from the Northeast and eastern parts of the country must be heard.
What does the East want?
- Targeting the issue of Insurgency: The security conditions have improved in Manipur but core issues behind the insurgency have remained unresolved and it needs attention.
- Contrast in security assessments: Official perspective prioritizes insurgent activity, the influx of refugees, etc, whereas local communities have concern over the insensitive handling of those engaged in lawful exchanges with the neighboring countries.
- Increasing Proximity: Visualising Indo-pacific as the outer circle of the Bay of Bengal is going to be significant. Therefore member-states need to invest more in the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).
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