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