THE ABSENT STATE is an appreciable effort to encapsulate all forms of insurgencies India is battling against. The book provides an unbiased view and tries to cover every aspect of an insurgency area that breaks the general perceptions of an outsider. The whole book is divided into three sections. It shells the Naxal affected areas, the millitancy in Kashmir and the most serious ethnic insurgency in Northeast. It obliges the reader to realize that real India doesn't reside in metropolitan cities like Delhi and Mumbai rather in villages where basic needs are far from the reach of the residents.It throws light on the prevailing huge gap between BPL and IPL of India. It talks about how insurgency is used as an excuse for misgovernance.
Various schemes announced, but merely announced, in any case if implemented, than corruption overpowers their implementation. Result is obvious, people are deprived of basic requirements such as education, roads, drinking water, employment opportunites and food to eat.This rift created between the government and the common people which is been filled and most of the times misused by the insurgents & millitants.The politicisation of small issues has worsen the situation and resulted into a disaster. Although, to put the vast insurgency issue in a nutshell is an extremely difficult task but the authors have tried their best to present an unprejudiced sight to avoid it to be seen through a single bigoted lens. The book is a good read for those who want to see the true picture behind the excuse called 'Insurgency'.
penned by Anubha.
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