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[Upcoming Event] Internal Security Dialogues: Understanding India's North East. An invite-only online dialogue featuring Prof. Jaideep Saikia and Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan (Retd) to be organised on November 2nd, 2026. Register here.
[Article] Article titled "The Punjab Paradox: Agrarian Prosperity, Fiscal Distress and Failure of Developmental Transformation" released on August 7th, 2026
[Article] Article titled "Abujhmad: The Last Frontier - Why water turned hostile to its fishes" released on 24 November 2025
[Past Events] CISA organised Assam Pre-Event of North Eastern Regional Dialogue on Internal Security (NERDIS)- 2026 to be organised by CISA on September 21st, 2026.
Past Events] CISA organised Sikkim Pre-Event of North Eastern Regional Dialogue on Internal Security (NERDIS)- 2026 on September 9th, 2026.

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Conflict: Quotations on Rebellion and Resolution

Author: Jaideep Saikia | 2026 | ISBN: 978-81-688067-5-7

Jaideep Saikia advances a sustained inquiry into the origins, grammar and termination of organised dissent. Twenty-five aphorisms, each accompanied by a commentary, interrogate the conditions under which individuals and polities rebel, and the mechanisms by which rebellion yields to settlement. The form is deliberate: compression compels precision, and each aphorism functions as a proposition to be tested rather than a maxim to be admired. Three essays, all original to Jaideep Saikia, are placed in the Appendices: (1) “Philosophy of Security: Prolegomena to a New Discipline”, (2) “The Sanctified Aberration: Radicalisation and Brain Science” and (3) “The Unaudited Ledger: Defective Partition of Space”.

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Prof. Jaideep Saikia

Bridging Cultures: Northeast India’s Role in Furthering India’s Act East Policy

Author: Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan | 2026 | ISBN: 978-81-997728-0-9

The latest book by Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan presents India’s Northeast not merely as a frontier, but as the country’s natural bridge to Southeast Asia. Drawing on years of engagement with the region, particularly through service with the Assam Rifles, the book explores the Northeast’s deep historical, cultural, economic and strategic connections with Myanmar and the wider Indo-Pacific. It argues for transforming geography into connectivity, commerce and enduring partnerships while strengthening national integration, development and security. The book was released at the United Service Institution of India, New Delhi, on 30 September 2026 by General Anil Chauhan, former Chief of Defence Staff, marking an important milestone in a wider conversation on India’s Act East Policy.

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Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan

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The Centre for Internal Security Analysis is organizing the Assam focused Pre-Event for our flagship North Eastern Regional Dialogue on Internal Security (NERDIS)- 2026 on September 21st, 2026. Register your interest to participate here-
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The Centre for Internal Security Analysis is organizing the Sikkim focused Pre-Event for our flagship North Eastern Regional Dialogue on Internal Security (NERDIS)- 2026 on September 9th, 2026. Register your interest to participate here-
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