'Outsiders' stoking N-E fire: Patil

While claiming the overall security situation in the North-East has shown signs of improvement, Union home minister Shivraj Patil accepted Wednesday that outsiders were trying to stoke trouble and fights between tribes in the region seem to be on the increase.[more]

Vigilant paramilitary forces reduce militant activity in Northeast

A senior paramilitary official has said that militant attacks on the
highway connecting Tripura to the mainland has been checked considerably due to increased vigilance by the force.
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is responsible for counter-insurgency operations in restive Tripura, bordering Bangladesh, where the outlawed All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) and the National liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) are fighting for a separate tribal
homeland. Militants often ambush vehicles and kill innocent people or kidnap passengers and drivers, who are later released in exchange of huge ransom. [more]

1700 crores for The Nathula trade route between India and China

The Nathula trade route between India and China via Sikkim would require an investment of Rs 1,700 crore in roads, warehousing, banking, insurance, customs, information technology and allied sectors by 2010, according to Prof Mahendra Lama, head of the Nathula Trade Study Group (NTSG). [More]

CIA helping north east insurgents

"It’s not only the Pakistan's Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) agency which is aiding and abetting the North East India insurgents. Even the United States of America’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)," said Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar. "ISI is still active in Bangladesh and continues to back North East India insurgents with the full support of the CIA," Sarkar said adding that he has communicated to the Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on the CIA’s involvements - hand in glove with the Pakistani’s intelligence agency to "aid and abet" the North East militants outfits.[More]

There was some rumour about DEA wanting to establish relations with Manipur Insurgents to combat drug trafficking. Hope, it is the motive.

Assam Least Developed state in The NE

Assam is lagging behind all other states in the Northeast — ArunachalPradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura — in human development index. What is particularly unfair is the central government is making a habit of taking Assam for granted.... The alienation of Assam persists, the study warns. Assam stands at a dismal position in the Human Development Index (HDI), which is a holistic indicator of education, health and income. Its HDI rating of 0.348 places it second from the bottom in the northeast, points out the study, titled “Left Behind - A Case Study of Assam...[more]

And, Assam accounts for 50% of India's onshore production of Oil and Natural gas.[more]

Need I say more that the NE is neglected?

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