The Territorial Question in the Naga National Movement

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ID19451768
AuthorsMadhumita Das (0000-0002-9534-8848, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume20
Issue1
Pages22-43
Publication date2013-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSouth Asian Survey (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0973-0788 • E-ISSN: 0971-5231
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0971523114559818
OpenAlexW2258197244
LanguageEN
References cited15

The article concerns itself with the current phase of the Indo-Naga peace talks, seemingly rendered intransigent on the contentious issue of administrative integration of contiguous Naga-inhabited areas. It historically examines the ethno-territoriality of the Naga national movement in the states of Nagaland, Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. This article finds that notwithstanding the soundness of the claims, Naga territoriality is not a non-negotiable given but an active construction of the changing politics of the movement. The findings suggest that any proposed federal arrangement should balance ethno-territorial urges with historical peculiarities. A substantial measure of non-territorial autonomy, in a mutually binding federal arrangement, would necessitate a redefinition of both Naga ethno-national aspirations and the post-colonial Indian state’s insecurities. However, it holds the potential for sustainable peace in the region

Autonomy · Geography · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Sovereignty · Territorial integrity · Territoriality · Law · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · South Asian Studies and Diaspora · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies

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