ID | 158816 |
Title Proper | India’s internal security challenges |
Language | ENG |
Author | Das, Pushpita |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | India has been facing multiple internal security challenges for more than 60 years. These challenges have assumed five forms: ethnic/ tribal insurgencies in the North-East variously demanding secession or autonomy; left-wing extremism (LWE) seeking to overthrow the democratic political system; militancy arising out of perceived politicoreligious grievances in Punjab; a combination of an insurgency actively fuelled by Pakistan and terrorism perpetrated by Pakistani terrorist groups in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K); and Islamist terrorism in the hinterland. Despite sustained police/military operations as well as social, economic and political measures to address perceived grievances and empower estranged sections of the populations in these areas, many or most of these challenges have continued to persist. These internal security challenges have endured, and sometimes increased, due to a combination of factors unique to each case. |
`In' analytical Note | Journal of Defence Studies Vol. 12, No.2; Apr-Jun 2018: p.1-7 |
Journal Source | Journal of Defence Studies Vol: 12 No 2 |
Key Words | Terrorism ; Pakistan ; Jammu and Kashmir ; Militancy ; Internal Security Challenges ; Left - Wing Extremism ; Police/Military Operations |