The Great Indian Corridor in the East Book

Contents: Preface. List of contributors. I. Introducing the corridor: 1. The Great Indian Corridor in the East–a land bridge between SAARC, China and ASEAN/Phani Deka. II. Historical perspectives: 2. Importance of North-East India to the SAARC Nations/Sarat Kr. Phukan and Supriti Phukan. III. Socio-cultural perspectives: 3. The Corridor and its relationship with South, South-East Asia and China/Dilip K. Medhi. 4. Socio-cultural dimensions of population of SAARC Nations/Bimal Kr. Kar. IV. Geo-Geographic perspective: 5. Geo-physical basis and physiographic framework of the SAARC Nations/Ashok Kr. Bora. 6. Agriculture under a common economic framework–trend and issues/Abani Kr. Bhagabati. V. Process of regionalization: 7. Formation of a frame for regional co-operation/Phani Deka. VI. Road Map to prosperity: 8. Historical opportunity for the NE Region/Phani Deka. 9. A look into a few unexplored frontiers/Phani Deka. Annexures. Index.

"The book has been written as a commemorative volume in honour of Dr. H.P. Das Founder Professor and Head of the Geography Department of Gauhati University and Founder President of the North-East India Geographical Society. The title, "The Great Indian Corridor in the East" has been adopted from the article "The Corridor and Its Relationship with SAARC, ASEAN and China: by Dr. Dilip Kr. Medhi as it is felt that it conforms more to geography than to other branches of science.

In recent years, the region has been identified by some other terminologies like "Gateway to ASEAN", "Triangle of Prosperity" in addition to its old identity as "Land of Seven Sisters". Here, an attempt has been made to place the region as a corridor not only for growth and development but also as a link for trade and commerce among the SAARC, ASEAN, South East Asian Countries and China and to justify India’s "Look East Policy" by drawing historical, socio-cultural, geo-physical linkages. The process of regionalization has been established and a few selected sectors of the corridor having tremendous growth and investment potential but still remaining grossly unexploited have been highlighted primarily with a view to attract the potential investors to the region." (jacket)