1st Edition

Frontiers, Insurgencies and Counter-Insurgencies in South Asia

By Kaushik Roy Copyright 2015
252 Pages
by Routledge India

252 Pages
by Routledge India

252 Pages
by Routledge India

This book analyzes how the polities in South Asia constructed and managed frontiers from British times to the modern era. It claims that modern-day counter-insurgency (COIN) to a great extent can be traced back to the small war concept of late nineteenth century.

Introduction 1. British India, North-West Frontier and the Afghan ‘Problem’: Circa 1800–1913 2. British India’s North-East Frontier and Burma: 1772–1913 3. North-West and North-East Frontiers during the Two World Wars: 1914–45 4. North-West Frontiers of India and Pakistan: 1947–2013 5. Insurgencies and Counter-Insurgencies in North-East India: 1947–2013 6. Conclusion

Biography

Kaushik Roy is Guru Nanak Professor, Department of History, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.