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An insurgency is a violent, armed rebellion by small, lightly armed bands who practice guerrilla warfare against a larger authority. [1] [2] [3] The key descriptive feature of insurgency is its asymmetric nature: small irregular forces face a large, well-equipped, regular military force state adversary. [4]
The insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir, also known as the Kashmir insurgency, is an ongoing separatist militant insurgency against the Indian administration in Jammu and Kashmir, [13] [30] a territory constituting the southwestern portion of the larger geographical region of Kashmir, which has been the subject of a territorial dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947.
11 Feb 1982: US gives Visa to Jagjit Singh Chauhan. [85] 11 Apr 1982: US Khalistani G.S. Dhillon Barred From India [86] July 1982: Sikh militants storm the parliament in a protest related to the deaths of 34 Sikhs who were tortured in police custody. [87] 4 Aug 1982: Akalis demand autonomy and civil rights for Punjab [88] 11 Oct 1982
January 1990 was a major turning point for the Kashmir insurgency as well as the Indian government's handling of it. By this time, the Kashmir insurgency was one-and-a-half year old, having been launched by the Pakistan-based Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) in July 1988 under Pakistani sponsorship, [3] a year after the rigging of 1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election by ...
A labour revolt or workers' uprising is a period of civil unrest characterised by strong labour militancy and strike activity. The history of labour revolts often provides the historical basis for many advocates of Marxism, communism, socialism and anarchism, with many instances occurring around the world in both the 19th and 20th centuries.
The Insurgency in Balochistan is an insurgency [41] [16] and revolt [42] by Baloch separatist insurgents and various Islamist militant groups against the governments of Pakistan and Iran in the Balochistan region, which covers the Pakistani province of Balochistan, Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan, and Balochistan of southern Afghanistan.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 January 2025. Indian police officer Kanwar Pal Singh Gill Gill in 2005 Born (1934-12-29) 29 December 1934 Ludhiana, Punjab, British India Died 26 May 2017 (2017-05-26) (aged 82) New Delhi, India Alma mater Panjab University (English) Police career Country India Allegiance Indian Police Service Service ...
The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine is a pocket textbook aimed at medical students and junior doctors, and covers all aspects of clinical medicine.It is published by Oxford University Press, and is available in formats: book, [2] online, [3] iOS app, [4] and android app. [5] First published in 1985, it is now in its eleventh edition, which was released in April 2024.