Original ResearchPublished 29 September 2026From conduit to centrality: repositioning Northeast India in Thailand-India bilateral relations and regional policiesManoch Aree · Jayanta Krishna Sarmah · Prakash Khundrakpam · Ingo Mitalo · Nathiya Ngarmkham · Phichak PhutrakhulFrontiers in Political Sciencedoi 10.3389/fpos.2026.1809136