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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- India's Northeast is a region of eight states linked to the mainland by the narrow Siliguri Corridor, governed under special constitutional provisions and shaped by tribal autonomy and insurgency.
- Which states of the Northeast fall under the Sixth Schedule?
- What is the constitutional significance of Article 371A?
- Why is the Siliguri Corridor strategically important?
- How does the Act East Policy involve the Northeast?

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