Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Introduction 1
4. One. War and Spookery in the Himalayas 13
5. Two. The Nagas: Challenging the Idea of India 40
6. Three. The Mizos: From Famine to Statehood 80
7. Four. Manipur: The Eternal Imbroglio 109
8. Five. Assam and Bangladesh: Foreigners? What Foreigners? 144
9. Six. Burma: A State of Revolt 171
10. Seven. The Indian Ocean: A Tale of Two Islands 204
11. Postscript 233
12. Appendix 1: Chronology of Events 241
13. Appendix 2: Major Armed Non-State Actors in Northeastern India, the Chittagong Hill Tracts, and Northern Burma 255
14. Appendix 3: Rebel Missions to China 262
15. Appendix 4: The Chittagong Arms Haul 268
16. Note 271
17. Annotated Bibliography 298
18. Acknowledgments 320
19. Index 323