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Barriers to Doing Business in

Meghalaya
Lack of infrastructure due to geographical
isolation
Constrained connectivity with mainland India
Lagging in agricultural development due to
fragmented land holdings
Lack of vocational skill development institutes
Schedule 6, Constitution of India 1950: No
outsider can own land

Xinxiang Uighur Autonomous Region


(XUAR) or Xinjiang
Area - 1,664,900km2
(1st)
Population density 13/km
Demographics (by
percentage of
population):
o Uyghur (45.21%),
Han (40.58%),
Kazakh (6.74%), Hui
(4.55%), Kirghiz
(0.86), Mongol
(0.81%)

Source: Aljazeera America

Development Strategy
Chinese government invested heavily in the
region
20 special industrial zones
Tax breaks, cheap rent, and expedited
approvals for exporting and importing
Part of New Silk Road: Increase Chinas trade with
Central Asia and as route to Europe
Industries developed: Tourism, Agricultural farms,
Oil and gas, and Wind farms

Conclusion
Chinese government has invested heavily in
infrastructure
China has developed the region as part of New
Silk Road
Like in Xinjiang, Indian government should
develop infrastructure, paramount to attract
private sector in Meghalaya
Develop Meghalaya and North-East as hub for
increased trade with South-East Asia

Hindrances to Development
Ethnic clashes provide security problems along
with economic and social issues
East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) has been
labeled terrorist organisation
Rules ban religious practice in government
buildings and pressure Muslim women to forsake
their veils are alienating many Uighurs

Thank You

Appendix
www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/X
injiang
http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/
2014-12-11/chinas-development-ofxinjiang-spurs-resentment-from-uighurs
http://www.cfr.org/china/uighurs-chinasxinjiang-region/p16870
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asiapacific-16860974
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