Articles in Book Excerpt: Lost Opportunities
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...