"India / Politics and government." . . "Insurgency." . . "POLITICAL SCIENCE Government General." . . . . "Conflict management." . . "Insurgency India." . . "Insurgency / India." . . "Electronic books"@en . . "\"Bidisha Biswas explores the question of how a democratic state chooses between policies of coercion and accommodation when dealing with political violence by addressing an important, yet under examined, topic--India' approach to internal conflicts. In Managing Conflicts in India, Biswas selects three cases of conflict: the separatist campaign in Punjab during the 1980s; the protracted insurgency in Kashmir; and attacks on the Indian state by left-wing extremists, also known as Maoists and Naxalites, a campaign that has existed in different forms since the 1960s. Using archival research and fieldwork, Biswas shows that the Indian state has chosen a mix of tactics in dealing with these insurgencies. She argues that the government's responses have often been dictated by immediate political concerns, rather than a strategic vision. While the integrity of the Indian state remains intact, its democratic quality and credibility have been seriously compromised. By focusing on the choices--and missteps--that the Indian government has made, Biswas sheds light not only on the insurgencies themselves, but also on the overall processes that impact effective conflict management.\" -- Publisher's website." . . . . . . . . . . "Managing conflicts in india"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "History"@en . . "Managing Conflicts in India analyzes how democratic states choose between policies of coercion and accommodation by addressing the under-studied topic of India's approach to internal conflicts. Biswas weaves an examination of three conflicts in India into a larger exploration of the challenges and choices facing democratic and multiethnic countries that are dealing with protracted insurgencies."@en . . . . . "Managing conflicts in India : policies of coercion and accommodation" . "Managing conflicts in India : policies of coercion and accommodation"@en . . . . "Peace-building." . . "Unruhen." . . "Indien." . . "India" . . "India." . "Konfliktregelung." . . "Internal security India." . . "Internal security / India." . "Internal security." . . "POLITICAL SCIENCE Government National." . . "1900 - 1999" . . "Politics and government" . . "Conflict management India." . . "Conflict management / India." . "Peace-building India." . . "Peace-building / India." . "POLITICAL SCIENCE Reference." . . "POLITICAL SCIENCE Essays." . .