RESEARCH CENTRE
Internal Security
Insurgency and terrorism are not new to India. Threats are manifold and come from divergent militant outfits. Their demands include greater regional autonomy, independence, the overthrow of the “bourgeoisie”, and dismantling the democratic structure of the Indian polity. The cluster’s research efforts are focused on insurgencies in the Northeast, Maoist (Naxalism) violence, management of India’s borders, coastal security and trends in global terrorism.
Current projects being pursued by the cluster include:
- “Naxalism: Surrender and Rehabilitation Policies of the Government
- Review of India-Pakistan Confidence Building Measures
- Challenges of Border Management
- Study on Illegal Migration in the Northeast
- Understanding the Student Islamic Movement of India
The cluster is also involved in various training programmes organized at the Institute for senior Military Officers, Foreign Service probationers, and officers of the Indian Police Service.
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India’s Counter Terrorism Policies are Mired in Systemic Weaknesses
May 14, 2012
India’s intelligence co-ordination and assessment apparatus at the national level and counter-terrorism policies remain mired in the days of innocence. The Conscription of Children as Ultras in Manipur
May 4, 2012
The Government of India may perform a catalytic role to activate community-cum-family based endeavours with particular emphasis on sports-related and youth activities—areas in which the Manipuris naturally tend to excel. Drug Trafficking in India: A Case for Border Security
2012
Trafficking of drugs takes place overwhelmingly through land borders followed by sea and air routes. Given the vulnerability of the borders to drug trafficking, India has tried to tackle the problem through the strategy of drug supply and demand reduction, which involves enacting laws, co-operating with voluntary organisations, securing its borders and coasts by increasing surveillance, as well as seeking the active cooperation of its neighbours and the international community. China’s Territorial Claim on India’s Eastern Sector: Tibet as Core
April 19, 2012
India needs to shore up its military capabilities in Arunchal Pradesh in order to strengthen its defence posture in the eastern sector, improve governance in the state to gain the full backing of the people and adopt a flexible stance to resolve the border dispute with China. Manipur: Post-Assembly Elections 2012
April 16, 2012
The Ibobi dispensation would do well to understand that the people have reiterated their faith in democracy and have cold shouldered the militants, if not politely shown them the door. The Changing Discourse of NSCN (IM)
March 30, 2012
For the first time one of the main leaders of the NSCN (IM) has acknowledged the sincerity of the Union government to resolve the Naga issue, signalling a distinctive change of discourse. Maoist and Other Armed Conflicts by Anuradha Mitra Chenoy and Kamal Mitra Chenoy
March 2012
In one of the most well-written and extensively researched books on the subject, Anuradha Chenoy and Kamal Mitra Chenoy attempt to holistically examine the state of armed conflicts in India. Emergent Micro-National Communities: The Logic of Kuki-Chin Armed Struggle in Manipur
March 2012
The granting of scheduled tribe status to the Kuki-Chin people eroded their allegiance to clan and linguistic/dialectal identities. Political Integration of Northeast India: A Historical Analysis
March 2012
Most nation-states in Asia and Africa that gained independence from colonial rulers during the middle of the 20th century are diverse in their ethnic composition. Anti-Talk ULFA Faction: Why a Comeback is Unlikely
February 29, 2012
Given the hostility of Assamese society to indiscriminate violence and the sullied image of the ULFA leaders due to their amassing of wealth through extortions, the anti-talk ULFA faction would not be able to make a determined come back.  |
