1. The State Strikes Back: India and the Naga Insurgency
- Author:
- Charles Chasie and Sanjoy Hazarika
- Publication Date:
- 02-2009
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- East-West Center
- Abstract:
- In the first decade after India declared independence in 1947, the Indian state faced numerous challenges to its very existence and legitimacy. These ranged from a war with Pakistan over the state of Jammu and Kashmir immediately after independence, an issue that continues to challenge policy makers in both countries, to the first armed uprising in the country in Telengana led by Communists in what is today the state of Andhra Pradesh.
- Topic:
- Security, Political Violence, Armed Struggle, and Counterinsurgency
- Political Geography:
- Pakistan, South Asia, India, Kashmir, and Andhra Pradesh