Abstract Contemporary state politics is marked by intra-state conflicts, many of which have ignited civil wars. In the midst of diversity, and despite her success in sustaining democracy, India still faces intra-state conflicts, which often threaten its territorial integrity. Presently, Jammu and Kashmir and the North-Eastern States are the most talked about cases in this regard. This article studies the nature of conflicts in North-Eastern India and the way the state has responded to such conflicts. The study finds the existence of five major types of conflicts and almost an equal number of responses from the state. Though, over the years, India has successfully resolved many forms of disputes, in the case of the North-Eastern States, on the contrary, state’s responses have resulted into new cases of conflicts. Thus, in the absence of adequate principles and institutions, bringing a lasting solution to these issues does not look like achievable in the immediate future.

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国家对国家内部冲突的反应：印度东北部的案例

摘要 当代国家政治以国家内部冲突为特征，其中许多冲突已引发内战。在多元化的背景下，尽管印度在维持民主方面取得了成功，但印度仍面临国家内部冲突，这往往威胁到其领土完整。目前，查谟和克什米尔以及东北各州是这方面谈论最多的案例。本文研究了印度东北部冲突的性质以及国家对此类冲突的反应方式。该研究发现存在五种主要类型的冲突，并且来自国家的响应数量几乎相同。尽管多年来，印度成功解决了多种形式的争端，但在东北部国家的情况下，相反，国家的反应导致了新的冲突案例。因此，