Indian National Security and Counter-Insurgency

Goswami, Namrata

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“…Moghadam (2008; see also Piazza, 2009) finds that insurgent groups espousing radical Islamist ideologies, particularly those affiliated with Al-Qaeda, are most likely to engage in suicide attacks. Other scholars have also found that ideology impacts the governance structures rebel groups create (Suykens, 2015), shapes rebel recruitment and support strategies (Goswami, 2015; Gutiérrez Sanín & Wood, 2014), influences patterns of rebel–civilian interactions (Gutiérrez Sanín & Wood, 2014), and may influence the severity and targets of rebel violence (Drake, 1998; Piazza, 2009; Thaler, 2012).…”

Section: Political Ideology and Rebel Strategymentioning

confidence: 99%

Women on the frontline

Wood

Thomas

2017

Journal of Peace Research

118

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Despite the frequent participation of women in armed groups, few studies have sought to explain the variation in their roles across different rebellions. Herein, we investigate this variation. We argue that the political ideology a group adopts plays a central role in determining the extent of women's participation, particularly their deployment in combat roles. Specifically, we link variations in women's roles in armed groups to differences in beliefs about gender hierarchies and gender-based divisions of labor inherent in the specific ideologies the groups adopt. We evaluate hypotheses drawn from these arguments using a novel cross-sectional dataset on female combatants in a global sample of rebel organizations active between 1979 and 2009. We find that the presence of a Marxist-oriented 'leftist' ideology increases the prevalence of female fighters while Islamist ideologies exert the opposite effect. However, we find little evidence that nationalism exerts an independent influence on women's combat roles. We also note a general inverse relationship between group religiosity and the prevalence of female fighters. Our analysis demonstrates that political ideology plays a central role in determining whether and to what extent resistance movements incorporate female fighters into their armed wings.

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Section: Political Ideology and Rebel Strategymentioning

confidence: 99%

Women on the frontline

Wood

Thomas

2017

Journal of Peace Research

118

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“…Insurgents die out but insurgencies have not faded or declined. Many times distinction between insurgents and ethnic groups get problematic, while some of them actively indulge in exhortations and kidnappings to generate funds and terrorise (Cline, 2006; Goswami, 2014). Many of these supposedly ‘freedom fighters’ have effectively become ‘warlords’ and later graduated into becoming ‘drug-lords and human traffickers’ to finance their armies (Bhattacharjee, 2015; Bhattacharyya, 2014).…”

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Citizens, the Smoking Guns of AFSPA and Bare Life in Northeast India

Arora

2020

Sociological Bulletin

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At the heart of ‘Indian nation-state making’ in the post-colonial context is dominant imagery and imaginary of Indian-ness, and there is an uncertain relationship between legitimate and illegitimate violence, and debate on integration and coercion of diverse nationalities in this state-nation. The ethnic nationalities of India’s Northeast have not been well integrated into the Indian imaginary and share a sense of belonging. Insurgency shapes the politics of this borderland and fuels secessionist aspirations and led to a demarcation of disturbed areas and exceptional citizens. Following Foucault and Agamben, I highlight the immense ‘unchecked’ sovereignty and biopolitical control of the Indian government to demarcate zones of democratic exception in Northeast India and enforce laws such as the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) to perpetuate its domination, militarise and radically decide on matters of life. The law is draconian in its implications and I review some of the extant literature that reveals the ‘bare life’ enjoyed by some Indian citizens. Integrating ethnographic voices from Manipur, this paper deepens our critical perspective on the AFSPA to understand its fundamental impact on everyday life and routine violence in Manipur and the consequent emigration of its citizens.

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Indian National Security and Counter-Insurgency

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