that the primary task of the Army is conventional war fighting. There are chances of collateral damage in such a situation when forces are carrying out operations. Evelyn Lincoln, concerning research on and policies addressing counter-insurgency and internal warfare in Laos, North Vietnam, and the Soviet Union. Abstract: The Indian Army has been deployed in counter insurgency (CI) operations at. Interestingly, the National Human Rights Commission last month awarded Assam Rifles for their "sensibility and understanding of human rights" while debating whether "human rights is a stumbling block in fighting terrorism and Naxalism".įormer CRPF DG Prakash Mishra said: "There have been instances of Naxals and terrorists using civilians as human shields and mingling with locals. While I will refer to the conflicts that I am discussing as insurgencies, and the operations to deal with the insurgents as counter-insurgency operations, many. In this sobering account of the ongoing violence, Ahmed Hashim, a specialist on Middle Eastern strategic issues and on irregular warfare, reveals the insurgents. Section 19 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, deals with specific provisions related to complaints of violations of human rights by the armed forces. The bottom line is that security forces must restore the faith of people in them by finding the truth, follow the rule of law and be empathetic." It may lead to a situation where these operations can go completely awry," said a senior official at North Block while recalling the Pathribal encounter of 2000 when security forces under pressure killed 5 innocent men in Jammu and Kashmir.įormer special secretary (internal security) AP Maheshwari told ET: "Facts and circumstances are best known to the operational troops on the ground whose role is now being investigated, as learnt. The third is the evolution of insurgency into the “virtual territories of the mind” caused by the advent of humanity in general into the Information Age."At times, security forces are under tremendous pressure to come up with results. The second is the issue of reconstruction and development which is increasingly seen as the sine qua non of counterinsurgency. Counter-insurgency drill in Jammu creates panic among locals Police teams, accompanied by experts from the bomb disposal squad and sniffer dogs, were pressed into action at the building that. The first is the notion that sound counterinsurgency depends upon good cultural understanding of the society in conflict. Three themes have emerged in insurgency research, which have gained more theoretical prominence and empirical grounding. When analysts speak of “classical” insurgency they are referring to Maoist insurgency, whose strategic essence was the substitution “of propaganda for guns, subversion for air power, men for machines, space for mechanization, political for industrial mobilization.” Post-Maoist insurgency focuses on the “War on Terror” and its major campaigns. Presaging later theorists of insurgency, he spoke of the necessity of a cause to motivate the insurgents. Lawrence described insurgency as a moral contest and not a physical one. J&K counter-insurgency operation: Arrested Pakistani terrorist killed, 3 security personnel injured Officials said Mustafa, a resident of Rawalakot in Pakistan occupied Kashmir, was lodged in Kot.
This study posits there are 17 principles of counter-insurgency warfare which fall into four broad categories: strategic, operational, logistical, and cultural. When the gaps are wide, they create a sea. Lawrence, whose insights stemmed from his almost certainly exaggerated exploits in the Middle East in World War I. principles) in counter-insurgency warfare in order to optimize conditions for success on the battlefield as well as throughout the duration of the conflict. Insurgents capitalize on societal problems, often called gaps counter-insurgency addresses the closing of those gaps. The first and, arguably, the most influential theorist of insurgency was T.E.
The evolution of conceptions of insurgency and counterinsurgency can be traced across three periods: pre-Maoist, Maoist, and post-Maoist insurgency.