The economy of India's North Eastern Region (NER),severely disrupted by the partition of India in 1947,is characterized by a relatively stagnant primary sector,slow industrial growth,and a bloated service sector. ...The economy of India's North Eastern Region (NER),severely disrupted by the partition of India in 1947,is characterized by a relatively stagnant primary sector,slow industrial growth,and a bloated service sector. The recently released North Eastern Region Vision 2020 report (2008) provides a magisterial overview of development efforts in the NER,and a roadmap for the region's future. Crucial to this vision is the opening-out of the region to trade and commerce with its natural and historical partners in South East and East Asia through the enhancing of connectivity and the improvement of infrastructure both within the NER itself,and across its international borders. This thrust is in consonance with India's 'Look East Policy' (LEP),enunciated in the early 1990s,and expressed in the country's increasing involvement in multilateral forums of sub-regional cooperation such as SAARC,BIMSTEC,ASEAN,the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation Scheme and the Track Two Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Forum (BCIM),formerly known as the 'Kunming Initiative'. Comprehensive though it is,the Vision 2020 document is relatively inexplicit regarding the gender dimensions of processes of economic liberalization and globalization in India's multi-ethnic North East. Beginning with a review of the Vision 2020 development road-map,this article surveys some recent studies in changing gender relations in the NER,focusing in particular on the traditional and contemporary roles of women in trading activities. It is suggested that similar and comparative case studies in the wider region of the BCIM countries might contribute constructively to gender-sensitive policy design,as well as to theoretical debates on the dilemmas of gender and development.展开更多
There are no many interactions at the official level between India and China despite their geographic proximity,common socio-economic traits,similar economic and environmental problems,which is caused by some obvious ...There are no many interactions at the official level between India and China despite their geographic proximity,common socio-economic traits,similar economic and environmental problems,which is caused by some obvious reasons. The most important reason is that political climate is still not very conducive to carrying out large-scale interactions. With time passing by,India and China find that mutual interactions and cooperation are more and more important,and academic interaction is most effective,meaningful and enduring way of bringing the two close.There are limitations that should arouse our attention in order to deal with them. The most important problem is'security consideration',which hinders free academic interaction. The second one is'limited resources',and both countries are lacking of funds and financial support. The third one is language barrier. However,these problems can be overcome with efforts taken by both sides.展开更多
文摘The economy of India's North Eastern Region (NER),severely disrupted by the partition of India in 1947,is characterized by a relatively stagnant primary sector,slow industrial growth,and a bloated service sector. The recently released North Eastern Region Vision 2020 report (2008) provides a magisterial overview of development efforts in the NER,and a roadmap for the region's future. Crucial to this vision is the opening-out of the region to trade and commerce with its natural and historical partners in South East and East Asia through the enhancing of connectivity and the improvement of infrastructure both within the NER itself,and across its international borders. This thrust is in consonance with India's 'Look East Policy' (LEP),enunciated in the early 1990s,and expressed in the country's increasing involvement in multilateral forums of sub-regional cooperation such as SAARC,BIMSTEC,ASEAN,the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation Scheme and the Track Two Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Forum (BCIM),formerly known as the 'Kunming Initiative'. Comprehensive though it is,the Vision 2020 document is relatively inexplicit regarding the gender dimensions of processes of economic liberalization and globalization in India's multi-ethnic North East. Beginning with a review of the Vision 2020 development road-map,this article surveys some recent studies in changing gender relations in the NER,focusing in particular on the traditional and contemporary roles of women in trading activities. It is suggested that similar and comparative case studies in the wider region of the BCIM countries might contribute constructively to gender-sensitive policy design,as well as to theoretical debates on the dilemmas of gender and development.
文摘There are no many interactions at the official level between India and China despite their geographic proximity,common socio-economic traits,similar economic and environmental problems,which is caused by some obvious reasons. The most important reason is that political climate is still not very conducive to carrying out large-scale interactions. With time passing by,India and China find that mutual interactions and cooperation are more and more important,and academic interaction is most effective,meaningful and enduring way of bringing the two close.There are limitations that should arouse our attention in order to deal with them. The most important problem is'security consideration',which hinders free academic interaction. The second one is'limited resources',and both countries are lacking of funds and financial support. The third one is language barrier. However,these problems can be overcome with efforts taken by both sides.
