Internal Security in India

An overarching exploration of the Indian state''s approaches, laws, and organizations that maintain order and contain violence. Maintaining order and containing violence-the core constituents of internal security-are fundamental responsibilities of any government. Yet, developing countries find this task especially challenging. In Internal Security in India, Amit Ahuja, Devesh Kapur, and a cast of leading scholars on the subject focus on India''s security and the threats it faces. Since Independence, the Indian state has grappled with a variety of internal security challenges, including insurgencies, terroristattacks, caste and communal violence, riots, and electoral violence. Their toll has claimed more lives than all of India''s five external wars put together. As the contributors in this volume analyze how the Indian State has managed the core concern of internal security over time, they address three broadquestions: How well has India contained violence and preserved order? How hav