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Ethnic conflicts and insurgencies in NorthEast India can be better managed by improving relations with the neighbouring countries. Substantiate the statement with suitable examples.

  • UPSC 2015
  • 10 marks
  • India and South Asia

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Almost all of the North-East's boundary is international, shared with Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan, China and Nepal. No insurgency there has lasted without a rear base across a frontier supplying shelter, money, weapons and escape. How neighbours behaved has therefore decided how strong each insurgency became.

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  • When neighbours were hostile, insurgency thrived
  • When relations improved, insurgent capacity collapsed
  • Limits of the claim
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