CONTENTS: Preface, Acknowledgements, 1. Language, Literature and Oral Traditions of North-East India-Dr Amit Yograj Kapoor, 2. Historical Perspective of Tribal Homeland Demand-Mohon Rongphar, 3. Maritime Borderlands and Strategic Commons-James Ralte, 4. An Analysis of the Act East Policy: The First Decade (2014-2024)-Dr Aditya Kant Ghising, 5. The Art and the Self-Ethnography: Meetei Woman's Incredibly the art of lai thaomei thanba-Dr Nunglekpam Premi Devi, 6. From Silence to Screens: The Rise of Queer Movements in Northeast India's Digtal Ecosystem-Sneha Chakraborty, 7. Contours of Power-Dr Jaydeep Mondal, 8. Society and Culture in North East India-Aman Dhindsa, 9. Spatial Patterns of Migration in Northeast India-Khamnam Michael Meitei, Mayanglambam Umeshwori Devi, Lourembam Bipin Singh & Dr Biswajit Das, 10. Politics of Ethnicity in Manipur: Factors Triggering the Kuki-Meitei Conflict-Saloni Khandelwal, 11. Social Media and Cultural Identity: Women in Northeast India-Madhu Kumari, Anjali Rani & Anshika Aggarwal, 12. Status of Women in Patriarchal Society: A Study on the Hill Tiwa Women in Umswai Valley of Assam-Dipshikha Rabha & Dr Nabarun Purkayastha, 13. Climate Change and Sustainable Futures in Northeast India-Suvankar Dey, COMMENTARY: 14. Racial Discrimination and the Lived Realities of North-East India-Ajay Kumar & Dr Phool Singh Gurjar.