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SESSION ONE
POLICIES FOR THE NORTHEAST - TAKING STOCK
Northeast
India, beautiful, multi-cultured and
layered with history as it is, is
also now a region in roil. The reasons
for this roil are complex and deep;
some issues are internal and territorial
while others are collectively deep
rooted issues of political identity
and social history. Very often Central
policies have magnified these divides.
Fractures that appeared 60 years ago
have been left to widen. It is critical
to confront some of these gaps, before
they drift apart irreconcilably.
SESSION TWO
SECURITY AND MILITARIZATION - THE AFSPA, SEARCH FOR ALTERNATIVE MECHANISMS
The
region is under high national security
for 2 ostensible reasons:
a) its strategic international borders.
b) to contain and quell internal unrest.
What
is the future of the people of the
Northeast? Is there an alternate road
to peace and reconciliation? Can we
actively work towards repealing the
AFSPA? Can there be a vocabulary other
than that of violence to achieve real
peace and security? Can the historic
shift be triggered by public thought
and public question?
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