{"id":1545,"date":"2026-08-09T19:12:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/what-are-the-implications-of-look-east-policy-on-the-north-upsc-psir-2022-4304\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:55:23","slug":"what-are-the-implications-of-look-east-policy-on-the-north-upsc-psir-2022-4304","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/what-are-the-implications-of-look-east-policy-on-the-north-upsc-psir-2022-4304\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the implications of \u201cLook-East\u2019 Policy on the north-eastern region of India?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> 1991 turn east after Soviet collapse <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> policy changed the region\u2019s <i>status<\/i>, sealed frontier <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> transit space<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> region practically landlocked <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Look East made connectivity itself the Northeast\u2019s development policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p><i>first implication, economic<\/i>: sea access via Siliguri or Bangladesh <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> DoNER budget \u20b9562.78 cr (2014\u201315) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> \u20b92,657.87 cr (2019\u201320) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <i>second implication, dependence<\/i>: future on corridors = future on territory India does not govern <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Raja Mohan<\/b>, slow implementation + weak connectivity <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Misri, June 2026, Kaladan and trilateral highway stalled by security situation inside Myanmar <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <i>third implication, inward<\/i>: ~220 ethnic groups, autonomy-to-statehood demands, corridors cross that ground <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> FMR scrapped + ten-year fencing plan, 1,643 km <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> line opened for cargo, hardened for kin <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Manipur carries the highway, under President\u2019s Rule till Feb 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>policy not the culprit <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> MP-IDSA 2026: credible, institutionalised presence; success turns on execution, not intent <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Baruah<\/b>: development spending and armed conflict coexisted well before 1991<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> change of status is real <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> develops the region only where land, security, identity are settled<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> where they are not settled, the corridor merely passes through the region<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[47],"pyq_marks":[35],"pyq_topic":[83],"pyq_paper":[69],"class_list":["post-1545","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-47","pyq_marks-15-marks","pyq_topic-india-and-south-asia","pyq_paper-paper-2"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4957,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1545\/revisions\/4957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1545"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1545"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1545"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}