ABOUT THE BOOK
fjrigjwwe9r0pp_Books:Description
This book is a comprehensive survey of a large number of non-state
armed groups in South
Asia. It brings
together rich and rigorous contributions by scholars in India and
reflects their deep understanding not only of the groups, but also the
socio-economic and political environs in which they sustain themselves. More
importantly, the book is a contribution to the field of research on terrorism.
Going beyond a mere profiling of groups, the method of structured focused
comparison provides an opportunity to make some contingent generalizations
regarding non-state armed groups in the region. The book will be useful for
further research on non-state armed violence, including-but not limited to-testing
the validity of these generalisations, providing a comparative perspective on
select groups and studying more cases to enrich the generalisations.
ABOUT Author
fjrigjwwe9r0pp_Books:aboutAuthor
Dr.
Arpita Anant is
Associate Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. She holds a
PhD in International Politics from the Jawaharlal
Nehru University,
New Delhi, for
her thesis on “Group Rights in the Indian and International Discourses”. She is
a recipient of the ICSSR Doctoral Fellowship and the Commonwealth Visiting
Fellowship for the year 2001-02. Her current research interests include
internal security in India
with a special focus on Jammu and Kashmir and
armed conflicts in Asia.