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“Nehru favoured the policy of integrating the tribal people in Indian society, of making them an integral part of the Indian nation even while maintaining their distinct identity and culture.” Elaborate with special reference to Northeastern India.

  • UPSC 2012
  • Caste and Ethnicity after 1947

Jawaharlal Nehru's tribal policy sought a middle path between forced assimilation and isolationist preservation, a stance that was tested most sharply in India's ethnically diverse Northeastern frontier.

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  • Nehru's Conceptual Framework: Rejecting Both Extremes
  • The Panchsheel for Tribal Affairs
  • Constitutional and Institutional Translation
  • Verrier Elwin and the NEFA Model
  • Testing the Model: Naga and Mizo Accommodation

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