Singha Komol, Singh M Amarjeet
Department of Economics, Sikkim University, Gangtok, 737102 India.
Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110 025 India.
J Soc Econ Dev. 2022;24(2):340-354. doi: 10.1007/s40847-022-00199-9. Epub 2022 Aug 30.
The Himalayan state of Sikkim has a unique political culture and social environment that could be replicated. Unlike other north-eastern states of India where ethnic identities have been intensely used for electoral politics and state developmentalism, the collective Sikkimese identity has taken precedence over narrow ethnic identity politics in Sikkim. As a result, the state has evolved as one of the most politically stable and better-governed states in India, resulting in rapid economic growth. This has been made possible by the charismatic quality of its political leadership, and the peoples' collective vision of an inclusive Sikkimese identity.
喜马拉雅邦锡金拥有独特的政治文化和社会环境，值得效仿。与印度其他东北部邦不同，在那些邦，族裔身份被大量用于选举政治和邦发展主义，而在锡金，锡金人的集体身份优先于狭隘的族裔身份政治。结果，该邦已发展成为印度政治上最稳定、治理得最好的邦之一，实现了经济快速增长。这得益于其政治领导人的超凡魅力，以及民众对包容的锡金身份的集体愿景。
