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100 _aSarma, Amiya and Bezbaruah, M. P.
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245 _aBreaking free from geographical isolation: India’s eastward inclination and the North East
260 _aEconomic & Political Weekly
300 _a60(15), Apr 12, 2025: p.23-26
520 _aFollowing its post-independence geographical isolation due to the partition, connectivity disruption pushed India’s once-prosperous North East into a prolonged development deficit. The “Look East” and “Act East” policies aimed to address this by connecting the region to East and Southeast Asia. These policies are explored and, in view of political uncertainties in neighbouring Myanmar and Bangladesh, alternatives to overcome the region’s developmental drags are discussed.- Reproduced https://www.epw.in/journal/2025/15/commentary/breaking-free-geographical-isolation.html
773 _aEconomic & Political Weekly
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