ITHE exodus of north-easterners from Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune after threats of physical attacks ... is a symptom of a deep-rooted malaise.... ... The problem is an old one and is widely known: the neglect of the region and its lack of integration with `mainland` India.
..[M]any north-easterners have categorically stated that they don`t believe that thestate governments will do enough to ensure their safety. It`s a sadcommentary on the state of affairs in the country: people have more faith in being with their own communities than in the administrators who are supposed to protect every Indian, irrespective of which part of the country they come from.
With the state machinery now in action, hopefully peace will be restored in some time.
The demand of earning a livelihood and the lack of opportunities in that part of the country will again push many from the NE to venture to other parts. But the scars and fear will remain....
