INSURGENCY IN NORTH EAST REGION OF INDIA

Geo-strategically North East Region (NER) of India has immense significance. However, Insurgency in the region has been source of worry since independence. No other part of India or South Asia has been subjected to such a prolonged violent struggle. Therefore, the attempt has been made in this research paper to understand the genesis of long standing Insurgency issue of NER and its present nature. For this purpose the historical approach has been adopted to record the historical development. Moreover, the present paper is mainly based on the secondary sources of information.