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Persistent under-development of the north-eastern states in India despite its rich endowment of natural resources as water, forest, mines and minerals is the central concern of this volume. The book is not an attempt to develop a coherent set of ideas relating to the economic development of the north-eastern region but to understand the development process of the region. The author having wide exposure to policy research and advice on the issues and concerns of the development of the north-east adheres a holistic approach in deciphering the complexities of the problem. Economic analysis as a result is embedded in a larger perspective that encompasses aspects relating to geography, sociology and social anthropology. The wide angle approach towards development is captured in seventeen articles that not only explains the multidimensional problems that the region faces but also the intrinsic interdependence that exists within the eight north eastern states howsoever diverse they may be demographically, ecologically, culturally and politically.