SHILLONG: The Director General of Assam Rifles, with an aim to highlight the growing importance of North East India is conducting a two-day seminar on ‘Unraveling the Political, Economic and Security Influences in North East India and its Impact on the Nuances of Indo-Myanmar Border (IMB) Management’ from June 23 to 24 at the Headquarters of Director General Assam Rifles in Shillong.
The seminar will provide a common platform for various distinguished personalities from fields of academics, military and other government organisations, who have expertise and domain specialisation on North East Region to share their experiences and contribute to the growth of the Region.
It will analyse issues regarding factors that influence the security situation in the North East, evaluate entire spectrum of external and internal influences on the region, trace the interplay between border management aspects including Indo-Myanmar Border and make an assessment on the impact of security sit on India’s Act East Policy.
The seminar will be attended by Lt Gen Nirbhay Sharma, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd), Governor of Mizoram PB Acharya, Governor of Nagaland Tathagata Roy, Governor of Tripura Kiren Rijiju, M o S for Home Affairs Lt Gen PK Singh, PVSM, AVSM, (Retd), Director USI, Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia, PVSM, AVSM, SM (Retd), Director, Centre for Joint Warfare Studies, Nitin Gokhale, DK Pathak, Chairman of Ceasefire Monitoring Group, Prof (Dr) Rakesh Dutta and Prof Meena Dutta from Department of Defence & Strategic Studies, Punjab University, Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, Director General Assam Rifles, Lt Gen Vinod Khandare, PVSM, AVSM, SM, DG DIA, and others.
