Look East Policy : Impact on Northeast India

Contents: Preface. Welcome address/D. Wanswett. Keynote address/Jairam Ramesh. Chairperson\'s address/J.D. Rymbai. 1. Introduction. 2. The face of the northeast/D.P. Tripathi. 3. Initiating transformation in Northeast India/P.A. Sangma. 4. An agenda for the northeast/Rajiv Pratap Rudy. 5. India\' look east policy: economic possibilities for the northeast/Amiya Sarma and Bhupen Kumar Sarma. 6. Role of financial institutions and banks/B.P. Muktieh. 7. Border trade of Northeast India with Bangladesh: impacts and potential/I. Wanswett. 8. Look east policy: Meghalaya\'s coal trade with Bangladesh/Lambodar Rout. 9. Regional economic cooperation between India and ASEAN : trade opportunities for the Northeast Region/Ratul Mahanta and Daisy Das. 10. Endorsing tourism: a resource for the northeast/Charles Reuben Lyngdoh. 11. Look east policy: promoting tourism in the northeast/Mousumi Borah. 12. Sustaining tourism through the look east policy/Sangita Kakoty. 13. Valedictory address/D.D. Lapang. 14. Vote of thanks/Merostar Rani. Index.

"Development has been the foremost cry of the northeast. The look east policy was initiated as a development strategy to accelerate India\'s engagement with Southeast Asia. To this effect the Northeast of India is significantly placed at the focal point of this policy. The implementation of this policy can bring tremendous opportunities to the northeast.

This book is a collected work of deliberations and papers that were presented at the national seminar, "Look East Policy: Impact on Northeast India" organized by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Synod College. It reflects the thoughts and concerns that the engaged audience have expressed about the northeast and also includes suggestions to address the region\'s decades old concerns." (jacket)