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Ethnicity is the underlying cause which poses a great challenge in the resolution of the problems in the North-East region of India. Comment.

  • UPSC 2022
  • 20 marks
  • Caste, Religion and Ethnicity in Indian Politics

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From outside, the "seven sisters" look like one region. From inside, they are a mosaic of communities, each seeking recognition against its neighbour. The statement takes a primordialist view: ethnic difference as the root of the region's problems. The evidence supports a narrower claim. Ethnicity is the idiom through which older grievances over land, migration,…

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