Internal Armed Conflict in India: Forging a Joint Civil-Military Approach

The volume is concerned with internal armed conflict, that is, insurgency and counter-terrorism in India. It argues that internal armed conflict will continue in the country and the armed forces will have to engage themselves in their management and resolution. It discusses the Indian Constitution and domestic law with reference to internal armed conflicts, use of civil instruments of force (state civil forces) and the states’ response to conflicts. It calls for restructuring and reorganising security forces and their coordination for dealing with internal armed conflict. Incorporating his own experiences in the insurgency-affected areas of the North-east of India, the author Rostum K. Nanavatty focuses on the problems faced by the army from the political leadership in the country and bureaucrats.