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The Assam Rifles and India’s North-East frontier policy

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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.

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  • Harrison Akins, 2020. "The Assam Rifles and India’s North-East frontier policy," Small Wars and Insurgencies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(6), pages 1373-1394, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:fswixx:v:31:y:2020:i:6:p:1373-1394
    DOI: 10.1080/09592318.2020.1778213
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