Report on 'Contested Identity and Competing Claims Along India-Myanmar Border Region'
Date : October 12, 2019 at Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS)
'Contested Identity and Competing Claims Along India-Myanmar Border Region' on October 12, 2019 at Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS)
India-Myanmar border region has been a conflict-ridden area since India's independence. The region has the highest number of insurgent groups in the country, of which some demand independence from the Indian Union.
The Kuki, Naga and Meitei are some of the ethnic groups which settle along the border region in the two countries - India and Myanmar. These communities have been grappling with contested identity and competing or overlapping territorial claims.
In order to contribute to the pool of a growing discourse on the subject, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), by bringing together scholars from three different communities - Kuki, Naga and Meitei - to talk about their own communities' movement in an academic setting, organized a panel discussion on 'Contested Identity and Competing Claims Along India-Myanmar Border Region' at Jindal Global Educational and Professional Academy, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi on October 12, 2019.
The panel comprised of
Dr. Bhagat Oinam, Professor of Philosophy, Jawaharlal Nehru University;
Dr. M Amarjeet Singh, Professor at the Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research, Jamia Millia Islamia University;
Dr. Thongkholal Haokip, Assistant Professor at the Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University;
Mr. K Kokho, Assistant Professor at the Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research, Jamia Millia Islamia University.
The discussion was chaired by Dr. Nehginpao Kipgen, Associate Professor, Assistant Dean (International Collaboration) and Executive Director of CSEAS, Jindal School of International Affairs, O.P. Jindal Global University.
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