ABSTRACT The Assam Rifles, the oldest paramilitary group in India, was formed as a defensive force to protect tea estates from tribal raiding. Following independence, the Indian government reversed British policy in the North-East frontier to extend administrative control over tribal areas that were largely neglected under colonial rule. In aid of this policy change, the government shifted the role of the Assam Rifles to an offensive counterinsurgency force. Based on primary sources, this analysis helps to demonstrate how post-colonial states co-opt colonial institutions to reflect new policies and the use of coercive force by paramilitary groups in the state-making process.

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阿萨姆步枪队与印度的东北边境政策

摘要 阿萨姆步枪团是印度最古老的准军事组织，其成立是为了保护茶园免受部落袭击。独立后，印度政府改变了英国在东北边境的政策，将行政控制扩大到在殖民统治下基本上被忽视的部落地区。为了支持这一政策变化，政府将阿萨姆步枪队的角色转变为进攻性反叛乱部队。该分析基于主要来源，有助于展示后殖民国家如何利用殖民机构来反映新政策以及准军事团体在国家制定过程中使用强制力的情况。