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Insurgency Module - VI

Insurgency and
ACTIVITY 22.1 Terrorism
 Name the Continents where the above mentioned conflicts are shown in the
maps.

 Using the internet name the other countries in the world affected by revolt by the
people.
21.2.1 Insurgency in India Note

The conflicts that take place within the geographical territory of India and involving
Indian citizens are termed as internal conflicts. What happens in such a conflicts is that
a group of people resort to armed and violent movement against the government.Since
Independence our nation has been confronting two major on-going Internal Security
Problems that include the terrorism in the State of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), the
collective insurgency in the North-eastern states of India.

(a) Terrorism in J&K
Pakistan come into being based on the 'Two nation Theory' and the partition
took place based on Indian Indepedence Act 1947 and the boundary between
the two nations was to be determined by Boundary Commission headed by Sir
Cyril Radcliffe. The princely states were free to join any of the nations. Intially
the Ruller of J & K did not join army of the countries. However, Pakistan launched
OP Gulmarg, a convest operation, by employing raiders to create unrest in
J & K and then more Pakistan Army to capture J & K. Maharaj Hari Singh
decided to sign instrument of Accession on 26 october 1947 and merge with
India legally. India troops were landed at Srinagar airport to defend J&K people.
The raiders were chased of away, they suffered massive casualities. The Indian
Government ended the Article 370 which gave special status to J & K on 5th
August 2019. The J & K was divided in to two Union Territories- J & K and
Ladakh.

Even since the Pakistan has been employing raiders and now terrorists to inflitrate
in J & K and create unrest which will help it to annexe the whole state.

(b) Insurgency in the NE
It is very complicated for us to trace the origin of Insurgency in the Northeastern
States of India in comparison to the Insurgency in J&K. We have to understand
that the term Northeast of India is collectively used to denote seven states that
include Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura and Arunachal
Pradesh. All these seven states have different ethnic, cultural, linguistic, economic
and political traditions. Unlike the other states of India, each of these states
achieved their statehood and became part of the Indian Union in different periods.

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