Mainland India is a geo-political term sometimes used to refer to India excluding the region of Northeast India, and the union territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep, with the north-east connected by the 21 km (13 mi) wide Siliguri Corridor.[1][2][3][4][5]
In a geographical context, Mainland India includes the entirety of India (including Northeast India) in continental Asia, excluding islands such as the union territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep.
Overall, Mainland India refers to the rest of India excluding Northeast India and the island union territories.
Geopolitical term
editHistory
editDuring the colonial era, British officials conceptualised of an "India proper" which was perceived as totally distinct from present-day Northeast India due primarily to racial differences.[6]
Contemporary
editMainland India has been noted for having neglected Northeast India to a significant extent due to the Northeast's distinctness,[7] with the Northeast having become somewhat alienated as a result,[3][8] the term is used in Northeast India to refer to Indians and indian Cultures outside of Northeast region. The Northeast India and Mainland India are used by Locals in the region.
Autonomous Governance in Northeast India
editThe Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India provides measures of autonomy and self-governance to the Scheduled Tribes in the hill regions of Northeast India.[9] This provision distinguishes the region from other parts of India in terms of governance.
See also
edit- Geography of India
- List of islands of India, considered distinct from mainland India
- Indian Himalayan Region, including non-mainland India
- China proper
References
edit- ↑ McDuie-Ra, Duncan (2 July 2016). "Adjacent identities in Northeast India". Asian Ethnicity. 17 (3): 400–413. doi:10.1080/14631369.2015.1091654. ISSN 1463-1369. S2CID 147657462.
- ↑ Malik, Hasan Yaser (February 2015). "Siliguri: A Geopolitical Manoeuvre Corridor in the Eastern Himalayan Region for China and India". Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations. 1 (3): 699–VIII. ProQuest 1790497619.
- 1 2 Dutta, Urmitapa (February 2015). "The Long Way Home: The Vicissitudes of Belonging and Otherness in Northeast India". Qualitative Inquiry. 21 (2): 161–172. doi:10.1177/1077800414542703. ISSN 1077-8004. S2CID 143776880.
- ↑ Goswami, Uddipana (2019). "Armed in Northeast India: Special Powers, Act or No Act". S2CID 204780215.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ Haokip, Thongkholal (July 2011). "Conceptualising Northeast India: A Discursive Analysis on Diversity". Bangladesh e-Journal of Sociology. 8 (2): 109–120. SSRN 1623524.
- ↑ Gergan, Mabel D.; Smith, Sara H. (25 January 2022). "Theorizing racialization through India's "Mongolian Fringe"". Ethnic and Racial Studies. 45 (2): 361–382. doi:10.1080/01419870.2021.1925319. ISSN 0141-9870.
- ↑ Hennig, Thomas (2015). "Energy, Hydropower, and Geopolitics — Northeast India and its Neighbors: A Critical Review of the Establishment of India's Largest Hydropower Base". ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia (134): 121–142. doi:10.11588/asien.2015.134.18889. ISSN 2701-8431.
- ↑ Marbaniang, Strong P. (3 April 2023). "Women Care and Practices in the Management of Childhood Diarrhea in Northeast India". Child Care in Practice. 29 (2): 139–151. doi:10.1080/13575279.2020.1812534. ISSN 1357-5279. S2CID 224957267.
- ↑ Datta, Prabhat Kumar; Sen, Panchali (June 2020). "Governance in the Sixth Schedule Areas in India's North-East: Context, Content and Challenges". Indian Journal of Public Administration. 66 (2): 191–205. doi:10.1177/0019556120916885. S2CID 219000331.