Articles in Book Excerpt: Lost Opportunities

Northeast: The Threat Posed by External Actors

Northeast: The Threat Posed by External Actors

By: Brig (Dr) SP Sinha | Issue: Book Excerpt: Lost Opportunities | Date: 14 Feb , 2016

The extent of moral and material support by an external power(s) is one of the crucial factors for the success of any insurgency. The North-east insurgents have been particularly fortunate in...

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NE Insurgency: The Religious Dimension

NE Insurgency: The Religious Dimension

By: Brig SP Sinha | Issue: Book Excerpt: Lost Opportunities | Date: 19 Jan , 2015

Before the advent of Christianity, the hill tribes of Assam practiced animism. An important consequence of the spread of British administration in the hills of Assam was undoubtedly the arrival...

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Northeast: the Role of Narcotics and Arms Trafficking

Northeast: the Role of Narcotics and Arms Trafficking

By: Brig (Dr) SP Sinha | Issue: Book Excerpt: Lost Opportunities | Date: 10 May , 2014

The illegal narcotics trade is one of the major reasons for the continuance of insurgencies in the North-east. The consequences of trafficking in narcotics are many; for one, it is a major source...

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Counter-Insurgency Operations in Northeast - I

Counter-Insurgency Operations in Northeast - I

By: Brig (Dr) SP Sinha | Issue: Book Excerpt: Lost Opportunities | Date: 05 Jun , 2011

Prior to 20th century guerrilla warfare was regarded as purely military form of conflict. It was the weapon of the weak against the strong. The guerrillas employed ‘hit and run’ tactics...

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Nagaland: The Beginning of Insurgency - II

Nagaland: The Beginning of Insurgency - II

By: Brig (Dr) SP Sinha | Issue: Book Excerpt: Lost Opportunities | Date: 10 May , 2011

The Shillong Accord The defeat of Pakistan in the 1971 Indo-Pak war was a grievous blow to Naga insurgency. The insurgents lost their bases in East Pakistan. During the war self-styled General...

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Nagaland: The Beginning of Insurgency - I

Nagaland: The Beginning of Insurgency - I

By: Brig (Dr) SP Sinha | Issue: Book Excerpt: Lost Opportunities | Date: 09 May , 2011

The origin of the word ‘Naga’ is shrouded in mystery. It is however clear that the appellation “Nagas” was quite foreign to Nagas themselves. It is only after the advent of the British...

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Counter-Insurgency Operations in Northeast - II

Counter-Insurgency Operations in Northeast - II

By: Brig (Dr) SP Sinha | Issue: Book Excerpt: Lost Opportunities | Date: 16 Apr , 2011

Counter-Insurgency Operations in Nagaland       By the beginning of 1953, situation in Nagaland had turned volatile. Phizo toured the district and exhorted the people not to pay taxes....

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Northeast: the future prospects

Northeast: the future prospects

By: Brig (Dr) SP Sinha | Issue: Book Excerpt: Lost Opportunities | Date: 09 Mar , 2011

It is always difficult to predict the future course of events. Nonetheless, there are some trends that are discernible. One such is the illegal immigration from Bangladesh, which will continue to...

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