Uncivil Wars Pathology of Terrorism in

Ved Marwah

Under the auspices of Centre for Policy Research, New

HarperCollins Publishers India Contents

Preface ix Foreword xiii Terrorism 1 Genesis of terrorist violence 4 Personality of a terrorist 12 Terrorist group 19 Aims and strategies of terrorists 22 Insurgency 30 Kashmir 32 Roots of the problem 32 Beginning of the secessionist movement 39 After Nehru 44 Repercussions of Pakistani defeat in 1971 48 Rise in militancy and terrorism 55 Kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed 67 Return of in 1990 \ 74 Riots in Srinagar 78 Police Strike 80 Killing of Lassa Kaul, Station Director, Doordarshan 85 Dissolution of the State Assembly 86 Protest marches restart 87 Army firing at Rawalpura and Zakura 89 Rajiv Gandhi and the all-party delegation's visit to Srinagar 90 Prolonged strike by IAS officers 104 JKLF and other militant groups 107 Opportunities lost 110 Doraiswamy's kidnapping 115 Deterioration of the situation in 1992 120 Blunders of 1993 127 Hopes belied 136 1995 139 Tragedy of Charar-e-Shareif 141 Background of the terrorists 146 Punjab 152 History of militancy 152 Rise of terrorism 160 Dismissal of Darbara Singh Government 168 Operation Blue Star and its fallout 175 Attempt on Ribeiro 184 Operation Black Thunder 188 Post-Operation Black Thunder period 201 Social composition and motivation of the terrorists 205 Important terrorist groups 208 The problems and their solution 215 Terrorism in Terai (U.P.) 222 The North East 224 230 Seeds of separation 230 Mizos opt for insurgency 235 Insurgency takes deep roots 240 Assassination of the Police Chief and its aftermath 244 Post-Emergency period 252 Visits of the Prime Minister and the President 258 New wave of insurgency 261 Accord with Laldenga 266 NAGALAND 269 Start of insurgency 271 Threat to National Security 281 287 TRIPURA 298 ASSAM 301 The Bodos 311 Naxalites 317 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam 334 Counter-Terrorist Strategy 338 Guerilla warfare and terrorism 344 Intelligence 346 Police and the army 347 Explosives 351 Nuclear terrorism 352 Taking hostages 353 Legal framework: apprehension, prosecution and punishment 357 The Narco-link 362 Annexures 365 Appendices , 435 Appendix A 437 Appendix B 441 Appendix C 446 Appendix D 452 Appendix E 455

Index 461