The Assam Rifles and India's North-East frontier policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5723972 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Harrison Akins (independent scholar, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1373-1394 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Small Wars and Insurgencies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-2318 • E-ISSN: 1743-9558 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09592318.2020.1778213 |
| OpenAlex | W3048019162 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 23 |
The Assam Rifles, the oldest paramilitary group in India, was formed as a defensive force to protect tea estates from tribal raiding. Following independence, the Indian government reversed British policy in the North-East frontier to extend administrative control over tribal areas that were largely neglected under colonial rule. In aid of this policy change, the government shifted the role of the Assam Rifles to an offensive counterinsurgency force. Based on primary sources, this analysis helps to demonstrate how post-colonial states co-opt colonial institutions to reflect new policies and the use of coercive force by paramilitary groups in the state-making process
Colonial rule · Colonialism · Development economics · Economics · Frontier · Management · Offensive · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Law · Military History and Strategy · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · South Asian Studies and Conflicts
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Empire’s Garden
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The Insurgency Environment in Northeast India
Understanding Margins, State Power, Space and Territoriality in the Naga Hills
Irregular Auxiliaries after 1945
The British Way in Counter-Insurgency, 1945–1967
India Against Itself
Indian security policy
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The State and the Use of Coercive Power in India
Indirect Rule and Varieties of Governance
Pukhtun Ethnic Nationalism
Roads, tribes, and identity in Northeast India
Colonial violence and its 'Small Wars
Militias and the Politics of Legitimacy
India's internal wars
Behind the enemy line
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |