Vice President Mohd Hamid Ansari has said, there is a need to take a serious look at the politico-administrative arrangements, including the role of the Sixth Schedule Autonomous Councils in the North Eastern Region. <br/><br/>Addressing a gathering after releasing the book 'State, Policy and Conflicts in Northeast India' written by Dr. KS Subramanian, in New Delhi yesterday, Mr Ansari said, there is a need to see if such arrangements have provided for a genuine empowerment and democratization of the communities in the region or have merely created multiple power centers. <br/><br/>He added that there is also a need to support, facilitate and contribute to civil society engagement, participation and intervention in the region with regard to conflict prevention for facilitating intermediation between the various stakeholders.