ABSTRACT
Violence and conflict in the region gain momentum when inter-ethnic conflicts spread in the entire region; for example, the conflict between Naga and kuki tribes, Nagas and Meiteis in Manipur, Karbi and Dimasa, Karbi and Naga tribes in Assam, Khasi and Bengali in Meghalaya are few to site. The state has been torn apart by conflicts and violence among various ethnic groups on the basis of exclusivity, domination, integration – all of which encompasses political power, symbolic, cultural and ideological values. Ethnic violence in the region exists alongside inter-ethnic contestations over limited opportunities and resources, in which the state finds itself pulled in different directions, with little capacity to find solutions and govern. Violence has contributed to the deterioration of state-run schools with serious implications for children of poor families. Northeast India, consisting of eight states, lies on the geopolitical periphery of India. In India, the region is ethnically the most diverse, with a vast diversity of languages and dialects.
