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Namrata Goswami

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Archive data: Person was Research Fellow at IDSA

Joined IDSA
April 2006
Expertise
International Relations Theory, Ethnic and Intra-State Conflicts, Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution
Education
MA (Politics and Administration), Pune University
Masters Diploma (Journalism and Communications), Symbiosis Institute of Journalism and Communication, Pune
PhD (International Organization), School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Current Project
International Security Audit: Great Power Cooperation or Competition
Armed Ethnic Conflicts in Northeast India and the Indian State’s Response
Background
Dr. Goswami completed her doctorate from Jawaharlal Nehru University in 2005 on the topic “Just War Theory and Humanitarian Intervention: A Comparative Case Study of East Pakistan and Kosovo.” Dr. Goswami was a Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), Washington. D.C from October 2012 to June 2013; Visiting Fellow at the South Asia Institute, University of Heidelberg (November–December 2010); the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO), August 2006 to July 2010; and a Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Dialogue, La Trobe University, Melbourne from April to August 2009. She is a recipient of the Fulbright-Nehru Senior Research Fellowship, 2012-2013.
Select Publication
Indian National Security and Counter-Insurgency: The Use of Force Vs Non Violent Response, Routledge, London and New York, 2015
“The “Myth” behind China’s Territorial Claims: Fabrications in Northeast India”, Society for the Study of Peace and Conflict, June 30, 2015
“India’s Internal Security Situation: Present Realities and Future Pathways” IDSA Monograph Series, No 23, September 2013.
“Power Shifts in East Asia: Balance of Power Versus Liberal Institutionalism” Perceptions, Journal of International Affairs, XVIII/1, Spring 2013.
Editor, Imagining Asia in 2030: Trends, Scenarios and Alternatives, Academic Foundation, New Delhi, 2011.
“China’s Territorial Claim on India’s Arunachal Pradesh: A Response to Changing Power Dynamics in Asia”, Strategic Analysis, 35/5, September 2011, pp. 781-792.
“Armed Ethnic Conflicts in Northeast India and the Indian State’s Response: Limits on the ‘use of force’ and the ‘notion’ of proportionality, Heidelberg Papers in South Asian and Comparative Politics, University of Heidelberg, Working Paper No. 60, March 2011, pp. 1-27.
“India’s North East 2020: Four Alternative Scenarios”, IDSA Occasional Paper No.13, 2010.
“India’s Counter-Insurgency Experience: The ‘Trust’ and ‘Nurture Strategy”, Small Wars and Insurgencies, 20/1 (March 2009) Routledge, London, pp.66-86.
Research Fellow
E-mail: namygoswami[at]gmail[dot]com

Publication

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China at your doorstep: Looking east from India’s northeast

Myanmar and India have followed separate political paths only to find it converging in recent times. Myanmar’s other neighbour China has had a much larger footprint in the country. India has to calibrate its engagement with Myanmar to not just effectively implement its Look East policy but also manage the contiguous border regions of Northeast India given the ground realities.

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Naga Violence: Reminiscent of ‘Wild West’

The recent violence indicates that armed groups have not disarmed and that state forces are simply unable to keep “extortion” networks in check. While the cease-fire agreement signed in 1997 has been the harbinger of the subsequent peace talks, blatant violations of the agreement by the outfit render the framework of the talks weak and question its effectiveness and legitimacy.

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Chinese intrusions across the LAC

China’s border intrusions have been bolstered by a steady and committed expansion of its military hardware and infrastructure in Tibet and neighbouring provinces. The improvement of surface transportation near the LAC has resulted in larger military presence and augmented rapid deployment capacities of the PLA and the PLAAF.

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Tracking the source of ‘Weapon Providers’ for NE Rebels

It is well established that the armed ethnic groups in Myanmar act as the interlocking chain for the illegal weapons flow from Yunnan in China via Myanmar to the Northeast India. Reports indicate that the most effective illegal weapons trader in Myanmar is the armed ethnic group, the United Wa State Army (UWSA).

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Peace Gestures in Manipur: Will it Work?

Gestures for peace talks in Manipur by the government indicate a willingness to engage in dialogue with armed groups, which in itself is a step towards reconciliation. Equally important is to ensure that these gestures are seen as a genuine desire to engage with the real issues.

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Violence in Bodo Areas: The Risks of Conceding ‘Exclusive’ Ethnic Homelands

The recent violence in the Bodo areas indicates the risks associated with the formation of exclusive ethnic homelands based on the demands of the majority population (belonging to an ethnic group) inhabiting a particular geographical area. Formation of such exclusive ethnic homelands may prove to be both an assault on the pluralistic ethos of our country and a nightmare for minority groups living in that terrain.

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Assam in turmoil

The ongoing violence between the Bodos and the minority Muslim community is a result of increasing tensions over issues of land grab and illegal migration

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