Political Theory of Development and Contemporary North East India

This paper in its first part offers a brief historical account of North East India, including how the region which was part of single unified Assam got divided into seven respective states. Subsequent part of this papers studies political theory behind the idea of development. It starts with common understanding of development and then looks at the problem presented by this understanding of development. In the later section this paper explores the contemporary problems in the North East Region of India and the ways in which these problems are being dealt by Indian state. The ways in which these problems can be addressed more appropriately and some alternative ways of thinking about the development will be in the very last section. Key Words : North East India, State, Political Theory, Development, Problems