Intricate inter-play of diverse factors has been the force multipliers for extremism in the North East. Discuss. Suggest a multilayered strategy to tackle the menace of extremism in this region.

North-East India is a symphony that of multi-ethnic existence with dynamic countries and lis to day pattern of drug smuggling & extremism. Diverse force multipliers of extremism in the North-East: 1. Geographical barriers to connectivity - Chicken Neck corridor for maintain flow. 2. Proximity of golden triangle - North East drug smuggling & arongs smuggling & organised crimes with golden triangle marine 3. Geopolitical challenges of China, Pakistan toying interference & trailing militants. 4. Ethnic assertion -

4.1 Intra-group - Meiteis & Kukis in Manipur 4.2 Inter-group - Assam vis Arunachal Border 4.3 Cultural Mapping - Illegal Migrants from Bangladesh in Assam 5. Underdevelopment (eg. FDI flow to North-East) 6. Borders instabilities - Myanmar, Bangladesh 7. Racism to NE (Barqsquash committee) + alienation & siege secessionist trends - eg. great Nagalin movement 8. Human rights vs AFSPA (Jeevan Reddy Committee) Multilayered strategy to tackle extremism: 1. Rationalize use of AFSPA, 1958 - a necessary evil with sunset clause. 2. Development initiatives - eg. PMDEINE, for North-East. 3. Global Collaboration - eg. Stop Operation sunrise with Myanmar.

4. Ethnic-dispute resolution - eg. Peace committees for Meiteis & Kukis 5. Winning Hearts & Minds strategy - eg. dismantled ULFA & pact with govt. 6. Rationale dialogue with autonomous and non-autonomous groups. 7. North-East as engine of Act-East policy (development spill over) 8. Borders infrastructure - HS. Brahmaputra committee) - BOLD-QUIT sentry measures MoHA - Kaladaan multimodal project (for interdependence & peace) In last 11 years, Arc p&x MONER there is dearth of GUY of military in North-East. To make North-East as the fort face of India, multilayered strategy is heavily fruits.