Jaideep Saikia

Jaideep Saikia is a South Asian security and terrorism expert.[1] He is also the author of the book Terror Sans Frontiers: Islamist Militancy in North East India,[2] which in the words of South Asia observer, Stephen Philip Cohen, is "One of the most important books on the question of insurgency yet to appear..." Jaideep Saikia also is a regular commentator on the ULFA, Bangladesh and Islamist extremism in South Asia, with numerous papers and books on the subject, which he has either edited or written. His most recent edited anthology, "Frontier in Flames: North East India in Turmoil"[3] is a collection of essays by experts on the region. The anthology was released in New Delhi by the celebrated columnist B G Verghese in February 2008. He also lectures on the subject of his expertise in various forums, and is consulted by various government agencies, NGOs and Think Tanks.

Notes

  1. "India explosions death toll rises". BBC News. October 31, 2008.
  2. Vision Books, New Delhi, the abridged version can be accessed at: http://acdis.illinois.edu/publications/207/publication-TerrorsansFrontiersIslamicMilitancyinNorthEastIndia.html - 3k
  3. published by Penguin Books


Jaideep Saikia is also an authority on Islamic State related violence in Bangladesh and has written authoritative papers on the subject - especially after his tour of Bangladesh in March 2016. His latest works include the "Terrorism: Patterns of Internationalization", "Circle of Treason: Bangladesh Beyond the Threat of Illegal Migration and "Shadow of Daesh".

He has been member of different Indian delegations for "Track II Dialogue" with Bangladesh, China, Myanmar and Japan.

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