Salam, Jeebanlata
(2025)
Manipur’s perpetual turmoil and India’s act east policy: A sociological perspective.
International Journal of Multidisciplinary Trends, 7 (5).
pp. 116-122.
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| Abstract: |
This paper highlights the significance of India’s Act East Policy in driving economic transformation
and development in Manipur, a state grappling with pressing challenges such as youth unemployment,
poverty, and underdevelopment—ultimately impacting its overall well-being. Blessed with favourable
resources such as human capital, bio-resources, and a geographically strategic position, Manipur offers
its access to a vast market in Southeast Asian countries. However, the state is currently gripped by
violence and frozen conflict. Since May 3, 2023, the conflict fuelled by manufactured grievances has
been allowed to persist unchecked. The weak and ineffective state response has rendered the
indiscriminate violence, untold sufferings and killing of innocent civilians serving as a grim reminder
of Manipur’s painful history of human suffering dating back to the 1950s. Given Manipur’s entrenched
sociological challenges including a legacy of political instability, civil unrest, and ethnic insurgency
violence, the weakness of the state apparatus emerges as a major impediment to fully leverage the
opportunities presented by India’s Act East Policy. Without effective governance, security, and
stability, Manipur risks being unable to harness Act East Policy’s potential for economic progress and
development. |
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School of Social Sciences > Education |
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Schools > Social Sciences |
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05 Jun 2025 06:07 |
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