Jaideep Saikia
| Jaideep Saikia | |
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| Born | 1966 (age 57–58)[1] Dibrugarh |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 💼 Occupation | Terrorism and Conflict Analyst Commentator on India's National Security Notable Author |
| 📆 Years active | 1990-Present |
| Known for | Work on India's national security and strategy. Top Terrorism & Conflict Theorist. India's Anti-Doctrine. |
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Jaideep Saikia is a South Asian security and terrorism analyst.[2] He has served as a security advisor to the Government of India and the Government of Assam. He was also a part of the National Security Council Secretariat.[3] He was also a member of the delegation for the Track II dialogues between India and Bangladesh in 2007.[4]
Jaideep Saikia is also a celebrated theorist and expert on Islamic State, al-Qaeda and Islamic terror groups of all hues and denominations. He is an authority on Islamist related violence in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and the Indian sub-continent and has written authoritative papers on the subject - especially after his tour of Bangladesh in March 2016. Saikia who had been a State Guest to Pakistan in 1988 was also a Senior Fellow at the "Vivekananda International Foundation" in Delhi, where he worked with current National Security Adviser Ajit Doval. Jaideep Saikia is also considered to be an authority on the India-China Boundary issue as it pertains to the Eastern Sector and his 2014 theory of the "Line of Amity" (https://www.globalorder.live/post/examining-the-line-of-amity-a-proposed-india-china-border-settlement) has of late, witnessed enormous traction and is being closely studied by experts on boundary resolution. He toured the People's Republic of China in 2002 and held wide ranging discussions on the India-China Boundary issue with top think tank leaders of the country including Wang Hongwei, Ma Jiali, Rong Ying, Shen Dingli and Zhang Guihong. He has co-authored papers on India-China relations with Wang Hongwei and Zhang Guihong. Saikia's paper "Quest for a Chindian Arc" published in Defense and Security Analysis (Vol:22, Number:4, December 2006) is considered to be a masterpiece on India-China relations.
He also lectures on the subject of his expertise in various forums, and is consulted by various government agencies, NGOs and Think Tanks.
Saikia translated the Assamese National Song, O Mur Apunar Desh into English.[3] Saikia is the progenitor of novel theories including the "Line of Amity" for the India-China Boundary as it pertains to the Eastern Sector and "Counter Radicalisation" which he has been writing and lecturing about in his bid to replace what he terms is the non-existent animal called De-radicalisation. Jaideep Saikia is also in the forefront in the quest for a counter-terrorism (CT) doctrine for India and his forthcoming book "Terror Transcreated" articulates the need for a CT doctrine for India which in the words of Jaideep Saikia is "one of the most terror afflicted countries in the world ".
Education[edit]
Saikia is a graduate of the Rashtriya Indian Military College in Dehradun, St Stephen's College in Delhi, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he was a Ford Fellow.[3] Saikia has received various fellowships including ACDIS-Ford, National Foundation of India and the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies.
Books[edit]
He is also the author of the bestseller Terror Sans Frontiers: Islamist Militancy in North East India,[5] 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 edited anthology, "Frontier in Flames: North East India in Turmoil"[6] is a collection of essays by experts on the region and has been hailed as a seminal work on the North East. The anthology was released in New Delhi by the celebrated columnist B G Verghese in February 2008. In his bestselling book, "Terror Sans Frontiers", Saikia had not only documented all the Islamist terror organisations that are operating in the region, but was the first to predict the entry of al-Qaeda into the Indian sub-continent.
His latest works include "Terrorism: Patterns of Internationalization", "Documents on the North East", "Circle of Treason: Bangladesh Beyond the Threat of Illegal Migration, "Shadow of Daesh", "Counter Radicalisation: In Defence of Common Sense", "Mind Over Matter", The Idea of India: Is there need for a debate" and "Point of Impact (August 2022). He has over two dozen peer reviewed published papers on security and strategy in prestigious national and international journals and has emerged as the most important commentator on national security issues pertaining to the North East and the countries abutting the region. He regularly appears on popular national and international media and is a much sought after commentator on national security. Saikia is a regular columnist with the widely circulated and prestigious "Firstpost". His recent writings are available in the Firstpost website.https://www.firstpost.com/author/jaideep-saikia Jaideep Saikia is also a reputed poet with five published anthologies of poetry including "Neruda or Nobody" and "Quarter to Eight" which has received rave reviews in literary circles.
Awards[edit]
- Governor of Assam’s “Scroll of Honour” for commendable work for countering insurgency in Assam on 9 June 1999.[3]
- Citations from the General Officers Commanding, 3 and 4 Corps for “invaluable and selfless contribution to the nation’s security” and for “stimulating work on a wide spectrum of evolving security paradigm” respectively in January 2021.[3]
- “Scroll of Honour” from the Government of Assam for transcreating Assam’s National Song “O Mur Aapunar Dekh” for the first time into English, on 18 January 2021.[3]
- Achiever 2020 Award on 21 April 2021 for Outstanding Contribution to National Security.[3]
- Honour for Outstanding Contribution towards enriching literature and poetry of North East India on 28 July 2021
- Was selected for the 2022 Irregular Warfare Initiative Fellowship, West Point, USA
- Was awarded the Indian army's Eastern Command's General Officer Commanding-in-Chief's Commendation Card for Outstanding Service (India's National Security) on 15 August 2022
- Was awarded the Indian army's 3 Corps "Scroll of Honour" for "Selfless & Tireless Striving to Further the Cause of India's National Security" on 18 October 2022
References[edit]
- ↑ "Shri Jaideep Saikia, Security Analyst and North-Eastern Region Journalist delivered lecture at Amity". Amity University.
- ↑ "India explosions death toll rises". BBC News. October 31, 2008.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 ""Insurgency in North East India: Strategic Encirclement & The New Concern", Jaideep Saikia – Seminars in Peace and Conflict Studies". University of Leeds.
- ↑ "Jaideep Saikia | Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses". www.idsa.in. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ↑ Vision Books, New Delhi, the abridged version can be accessed at: "Terror sans Frontiers: Islamic Militancy in North East India, ACDIS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign". Archived from the original on 2010-07-05. Retrieved 2009-04-27. Unknown parameter
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