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Ethnic Clashes Between Bodos and Muslims

Bodoland is made of four districts-Kokrajhar, Udalguri, Chirang and Baksa.  The area has been gripped in a serious ethnic violence since many years. They have been further aggravated...

December 19, 2015

Story of Nagaland Insurgency: Part-5

Current Status and Perspectives So far, the peace in Nagaland remains elusive. There is a ceasefire agreement in force since 1997. In August 2015, a ‘framework agreement’ between...

December 18, 2015

Story of Nagaland Insurgency: Part-4

The Cause of Naga Nationalism The demand for a Nagalim means taking large chunks of territories of three neighbouring States, Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh, along with some...

December 18, 2015

Story of Nagaland Insurgency: Part-3

Circumstances that led to Shillong Accord A number of events happened in 1970s that eventually led to the signing of the Shillong Accord on November 11, 1975. Firstly,...

December 18, 2015

Story of Nagaland Insurgency: Part-2

Talks with Gandhi and Nehru In July 1947, the NNC led by Dr. A.Z. Phizo met Mahatma Gandhi and asserted their right to freedom. They substantiated their assertion...

December 18, 2015

Story of Nagaland Insurgency: Part-1

To understand the insurgency in Nagaland, we need to go into its history. The present Nagaland state is home to the Naga people, who did not have any...

December 18, 2015

Insurgency in North East India: Backgrounder

North Eastern states are connected to the rest of India by the Siliguri Corridor, a 23 kilometres wide strip of land. The states of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur and...

December 18, 2015

Difference Between Internal and External Security

The dictionary meaning of security is protection from harm. National security is the protection of state and citizens from all kinds of national crises using political, military, economic...

December 18, 2015

Comparison of GCTOC, MCOCA and UAPA

These three acts mainly which aim to curb terrorism, Unlawful activities and organized crimes. Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GCTOC): This Act is committed to curb...

October 20, 2015

India and Cyber Security

In order to highlight the growing threat to information security in India and focus related actions, Government had set up an Inter Departmental Information Security Task Force (ISTF) with National...

December 23, 2014

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