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Nation Press AFSPA Democracy and Human Rights in North East India 267pp 2023 by Diganta Hatiboruah
The present book examines relevance of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act 1958 (AFPSA) along the axes of its operational ethics, legality and conformity with constitutional provisions, human rights concern, effectiveness in combating insurgency, etc. in Northeast India, particularly in Assam. With distinct analytical frames and empirical findings, the book investigates historical and political dynamics responsible for growing dissatisfaction of people in the region and reaction in the form of insurgency. The volume is undoubtedly an addition to general literature available on separatism, cessation movements and terrorism in Northeast India, but it presents methodological innovation to understand the whole gamut of insurgency problem vis-a vis AFPSA from people’s perspectives. Needless to say, the book will come handy for anyone who is interested in insurgency studies in general and insurgency in Northeast India in particular.