Internal Security Problems in Northeast India : Insurgency and Counter Insurgency in Assam Since 1985 [Hardcover]

Language: English. ABOUT THE BOOK: In today’s changing scenario, the key objective of national security is not only to protect the country from external aggression but also to maintain peace and harmony. To maintain law and order, peace and harmony, the Government should carry out the process of assimilation effectively without any delay and discrimination. However, the present situation in North East region of India is a logical culmination of negligence by the State as wel l as Central Government since independence of the country. With this perspective an attempt has been made to examine the internal security environment of Northeat region a long wi th geostrategic aspects and influence of external powers. The central theme of the book is to understand the insurgency of Northeast region in a comprehensive manner. The book mainly concentrates on the issue of Assam’s insurgency and counterinsurgency since 1985. The book also deals with various aspects of counter insurgency policies formulated by the Central Government of India and State Government of Assam. The implications of insurgency and counter insurgency on India’s national security have been exclusively articulated by the author. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dr. Onkar Sadashiv Pawar has been working as Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Defence and Strategic Studies, School of Arts and Humanities, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon since 2013 under the University Fund. He is B.A., M.A. and NET in Defence and Strategic Studies. He has pursued his Ph.D research work from Dept. of Defence and Strategic Studies, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune. His area of Interest is in national security and defence budgeting. He has worked as Research Assistant and then Lecturer in PG Dept. of Defence and Strategic Studies, Bhonsala Military College, Nashik at the beginning of his career. He has participated and presented several research papers in Sate, National and International Seminar. He also has attended various workshops and orientation programme. CONTENTS: ?List of Maps 11 List of Tables 13 List of Sketch 15 Forward 17 Acknowledgements 19 Preface 23 List Abbreviations 25 1. Introduction 33 Changing Concept of National Security • Significance of the Study • Objectives of the Study • Literature Survey • Methodology • Hypothesis • Limitation of the Study • Scheme of Chapters 2. Profile of Northeast Region Landscape • Geography and Geostrategic Significance 51 • Bangladesh • Myanmar • China and Bhutan • Economy and Development of the Northeast Region • Infrastructure • Population of Northeast Region • Racial Diversity • Religions in Northeast Region • Migration • Partition of the Country • Administrative Policies • Colonial Policies • Post Colonial Period • Sum Up 3. Insurgency: An Overview Conceptual Outline of Insurgency • Origin of 79 Insurgency in Northeast Region • Nagaland • Manipur ?• Mizoram • Assam• Tripura • Arunachal Pradesh • Meghalaya • Factors responsible for the growth of Insurgency • Drug Trafficking and Small Arms • Porous Borders and Role of External Powers • Criminalisation of Politics • Sum up 4. Insurgency in Assam Since 1985 Assam : An Overview •Geography •Population of Assam • Linguistic and Ethnic Composition • Genesis of Insurgency • Emergence of Assamese’ Nationalism • Awareness of Isolation • Illegal Migration • Bodo Movement •Karbi and Dimasa Movement •Insurgency in Assam since 1985 •Emergence of Insurgency •Islamic Militancy • Profile of Insurgent Groups • United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) •National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) •Dima Halim Daogah (DHD) • United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) • Financial Sources of the above mentioned Insurgent Outfits • Nexus Summary • Muslim Fundamentalist Organisations(MFOs) •Muslim UnitedLiberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) • Muslim United Liberation Front of Assam (MULFA)/ Muslim Liberation Army (MLA) • Financial Source • Foreign Support • Sum up 5. Counter Insurgency in Assam Since 1985 (Government P.…