includes index and biblioraphy

This compendium of thirteen essays, earlier published in Alternative perspectives (formerly known as Alternative Frames), attempts to examine the dynamics of India`s Look East Policy (LEP) and its impact on Northeast region, with special focus on Manipur. Tracing te origin and conceptualisation of India`s look East Policy, the contributors explain the multi-dimensions of relations between India and Southeast Asia. They also deliberate on development strategies in the Northeast region, the conceptualisation of the region as a frontier periphery, LEP`s ecological and environmental implications, underdeveloped nature of Manipur`s socio-economic landscape, effect of Look East Policy on the economy of hte Northeast, Indo-Myanmar relations, the paradox of growing Indian support for military rule in Myanmar, and the nature of disfunction anticipated in a land like Manipur.