This book is a comprehensive study on India's North East where violence,. development and natural disasters that lead to eviction and displacement of `citizens`. within a country produce more Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) than refugees. Dwelling upon this debate, the book discusses the two major sources of displacement,. conflict and development, and presents a compendium of case studies drawn from. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur and Tripura-the four worst-affected states. of the region. The Introduction to the book highlights the silenced aspects of. displacement, drawing upon the im