Insurgency in Northeastern States of India: An Overview | Original Article

ABSTRACT:

The North Eastern States in India are well known for their cultural and ethnic diversity. The region comprises more than 200 ethnic groups, which have distinct languages, dialects and socio-cultural identities. This kind of diversity here is due to a constant flow of different tribes from the east, during the pre-British era, and their incomplete racial assimilation. A steady ingress of population from the West specifically from the then Bengal resulted in diversity. However, the Partition of India in 1948 was a breakthrough event that led to a rise in the flow of migrants and refugees, from East Pakistan had a significant contribution for the demographic change in the states of Tripura and Assam specifically. For a plethora of perceived reasons, the peace and normalcy in the region remain elusive. Though life continues to be normal the menace of terrorism and insurgency have yet to recede fully.