EFSAS Study Paper: Crime-Insurgency Nexus in India’s North East
October 20, 2021
This paper commences from a conceptual starting point by distinguishing between insurgency and terrorism before discussing the evolution of the crime-insurgency nexus. Afterwards, the paper turns to examining the political context in which regional insurgencies are situated. A particular emphasis will be placed on the NER’s integration into British India as a peripheral buffer space and the governance approach of post-colonial India towards the NER after 1947. Lastly, the paper then discusses how the crime-insurgency nexus plays out in the NER, particularly regarding the trafficking of narcotics between India and the Golden Triangle in Southeast Asia.