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Future Prospects of Peace Talk with United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) Genesis, Issues and Recommendations
Brig Sushil Kumar Sharma

The insurgency by the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) has petered out over the years but peace talks with the outfit's leadership has not progressed beyond a preliminary stage. What are the prospects of these negotiations? Will a recalcitrant....

August 03, 2016 North-East Insurgency , ULFA , United Liberation Front of Assam
Taxation and Extortion: A Major Source of Militant Economy in Northeast India
Brig Sushil Kumar Sharma

There are a large numbers of militant groups involved in insurgent activities in Northeast India. Over the years, consequent to the perceived neglect, ethnic and identity insecurity, these groups have been sustaining their ideological struggle. Howev....

July 15, 2016 North-East Insurgency , National Security and Strategic Studies , Northeast India , Militant Economy
Lessons from Mizoram Insurgency and Peace Accord 1986
Brig Sushil Kumar Sharma

Signed on 30 June 1986, between the Mizo National Front (MNF) and the Government of India, the Mizo Accord so far remains the only successful Peace Accord of its kind in independent India’s history. June 29, 2016 North-East Insurgency , National Security and Strategic Studies , Peace Accord 1986 , Mizoram Insurgency , Mizo National Front

Ethnic Conflict and Harmonization: A Study of Manipur
Brig Sushil Kumar Sharma

Abstract Manipur is a melting pot of diverse cultures and ethnicities and has gradually evolved into a dynamic multicultural society. The Nagas, Kukis and Meiteis have shared common spaces and have been competing for the same land and other....

June 15, 2016 North-East Insurgency , National Security and Strategic Studies , Manipur , North East India , Nagas , Kukis , Ethnic Conflict
Naga Accord: Challenges Remain
Prakash Singh

“Today, we mark not merely the end of a problem, but the beginning of a new future.” Thus spake the Prime Minister on August 3, after the Naga Peace Accord was signed in New Delhi. The terms of agreement were not released – only the framework w....

August 13, 2015 North-East Insurgency , National Security and Strategic Studies
Nagaland: Reasons to be Optimistic
Nitin A Gokhale

Late on Monday evening, the question uppermost in the mind of every observer who watches the north-east closely was: Will the Naga accord usher in permanent peace in the region, wracked by conflict for decades? More than 12 hours after the pact was s....

August 04, 2015 North-East Insurgency , National Security and Strategic Studies
Military Action in Myanmar: Managing the Message
Sushant Sareen

The Special Forces operation in Myanmar against insurgent camps is being widely perceived as a possible new template to deny safe havens to terrorists. The message appears to be that if terrorists launch attacks inside India from bases outside India,....

June 17, 2015 North-East Insurgency
New signals in the Northeast
PM Heblikar

The decision of the BJP-led NDA government to take military action against the northeast militants, particularly those involved in the recent attack ( June 04, 2015) on the Indian army in Chandel district of Manipur has brought to the fore several im....

June 16, 2015 North-East Insurgency
Vimarsha: Northeast as the Backbone of India’s Act East Policy - A talk by Lt Gen (retd) Nirbhay Sharma

Vimarsha - VIF’s monthly series of talks on issues of contemporary strategic relevance - was held on 13 May 2015 with then Governor of Arunachal Pradesh His Excellency Lt Gen (retd) Nirbhay Sharma sharing his perspective on the development of the N....

May 26, 2015 North-East Insurgency , Vimarsh , National Security and Strategic Studies , Southeast Asia , Act East Policy , Look East Policy , Northeast , India’s China policy
Strategic Stalemate: State of the Internal Security Environment in the North-east
Brig Gurmeet Kanwal

Paresh Baruah’s United Liberation Front of Assam-Independent and S S Khaplang’s National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) have joined hands with seven other militant organisations active in India’s north-east to form the United National L....

May 01, 2015 North-East Insurgency
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