Unconventional Warfare In South Asia, 1947 To The Present (critical Essays On Warfare In South Asia, 1947 To The Present)

"Unconventional war is an umbrella term which includes insurgencies, counter-insurgencies, terrorism and religious conflicts. Insurgencies and communal conflicts have become much more common in this region since 1947, and more people have died in South Asia due to unconventional wars than conventional warfare. The essays in this volume are organized in two sections. While the first section deals with insurgencies, counter-insurgencies and terrorism; the second section covers the religious aspects of the various intra-state conflicts which mar the multi-ethnic societies of South Asia." -- Publisher's information Contents Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: INSURGENCIES, COUNTER-INSURGENCIES AND TERRORISM 1. K. P. Misra (1980) ‘Paramilitary Force s in lndia’ 2. Rajesh Rajagapalan (2004) ‘Innovations in Counterinsurgency: The Indian Army’s Rashtriya Rifles’ 3. Namrata Goswami (2009), ‘lndia’s Counter-lnsurgency Experience: The “Trust and Nurture” Strategy’ 4. Moeed Yusef andAnit Mukherjee (2007) ‘Counterinsurgency in Pakistan: Learning from lndia’ 5. Pratul Ahuja and Rajat Ganguly (2007) ‘The Fire With in: Naxalite lnsurgency Violence in lndia’ 6. Surnit Ganguly (1996) ‘Explaining the Kashmir lnsurgency: Political Mobilization and lnstitutional Decay’ 7. Ashutosh Varshney (1991) ‘lndia, Pakistan, and Kashmir: Antinornies of Nationalism’ 8. Lawrence E. CIine (2006) ‘The lnsurgency Environment in Northeast lndia’ 9. Sanjib Baruah (2003) ‘Confronting Constructionism: Ending lndia’s Naga War’ 10. Arijit Mazurndar (2005) ‘Bhutan’s Military Action against Indian Insurgents’ 11. S. Mansoob Murshed and Scott Gates (2005) ‘Spatiai-Horizontal lnequality and the Maoist lnsurgency in Nepal’ 12. Brigadier S. P. Sinha (2001) ‘Prabhakaran as Leader of the L TTE’ 13. Miranda Alison (2003) ‘Cogs in the Wheel? Women in the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’ 14. Alok Bansal (2008) ‘Factors Leading to lnsurgency in Balochistan’ PART II: UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE AND RELIGION 15. Apurba Kundu (1994) ‘The Indian Arrned Forces’ Sikh and Non-Sikh Officers’ Opinion of Operation Blue Star’ 16. James L. Rowell (2006) ‘Gandhi and Bin Laden: Religious Conflict at the Polar Extremes’ 17. Kaushik Roy (2007) ‘Just and Unjust War in Hindu Philosophy’ 18. Michael Roberts (2005) ‘Tamil Tiger “Martyrs”: Regenerating Divine Potency?’ 19. Richard Gombrich (2006) ‘Is the Sri Lankan War a Buddhist Fundamentalism?’ Name Index Insurgencies, counter-insurgencies and terrorism have become the most common type of warfare in South Asia since 1947, and more people have died in the region due to this type of warfare rather than conventional warfare. The essays in this volume address all aspects of unconventional warfare as well as the religious aspects of the various intra-state conflicts which mar the multi-ethnic societies of South Asia. Includes essays that deal with insurgencies, counter-insurgencies and terrorism. This title covers the religious aspects of the various intra-state conflicts which mar the multi-ethnic societies of South Asia.