Sixth Schedule and the Autonomous Administrative Areas in North East India

The most prominent and important structural change in the administration is the grant of political autonomy and statehood in North East India. This process goes back to the British Era when the Interim Government of India had appointed a sub-committee ..

Drivers of Insurgency in North East States of India

There are several drivers of various conflicts and insurgency in north east region, for example- political mobilization by insurgents, porous international border in north east, availability of arms, tough geography, lack of administrative reach and other socio-economic reasons. They have ..

Insurgency in Mizoram

The antecedent causes of the Mizo conflict included dissatisfaction with the Lal (chieftainship) system, the British colonial policy residue of treating Mizo-inhabited areas as ‘excluded areas’, resulting in separatist tendencies, lack of civic amenities, economic backwardness, and the continuous insensitivity ..

The Bodoland Problem

The Bodos are an ethnic and linguistic community centered on the Udalguri and Kokrajhar of Assam. They are largest of the 18 ethnic sub-groups within the Bodo-Kachari group. Demand for Seperate Bodoland The demand for a separate land for Bodos ..

ULFA and Assam Insurgency

ULFA is the oldest outfit of Assam, founded by Paresh Baruah in April 1979, with the aim of liberating Assam “from the Indian colonial regime” through “armed struggle” and to bring about a “radical transformation of the Assamese society through ..

Tripura Insurgency

Tripura became a part of dominion of India after Maharani Regent of Tripura signed the Tripura Merger Agreement on 9 September 1949. First it was made a Part C state. In 1956, it became a Union Territory. On 21 January ..

Manipur Insurgency

In ancient times, Manipur was known as Meitei Kingdom. During British Era, it was under princely state of Kangleipak since 1891. Via a Manipur Merger Agreement, the princely state acceded to the Union on 15th October 1949 when Maharaja Bodhachandra ..

National Technical Research Organisation

NTRO (National Technical Research Organisation) was conceived as a Premier scientific organization, yet it continues to be more or less in a state of limbo. It’s a premier scientific agency under the National Security Adviser. It was set up in ..