Book contents
- Sikh Nationalism
- New Approaches to Asian History
- Sikh Nationalism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Glossary
- Introduction
- 1 Understanding Sikh Nationalism
- 2 Sikhism and the Sikhs up to the 1890s
- 3 The Emergence of Modern Sikh Nationalism, 1880s–1930s
- 4 The Partition of India and the Sikhs, 1940–1947
- 5 The Indian Union and the Sikhs, 1947–1984
- 6 Militancy, Antiterrorism and the Khalistan Movement, 1984–1997
- 7 Sikh Nationalism in the Age of Globalisation and Hindutva, 1997 to the Present
- 8 The Diaspora
- Conclusion
- Timeline
- Appendix: Anandpur Sahib Resolution
- References
- Index
- New Approaches to Asian History
6 - Militancy, Antiterrorism and the Khalistan Movement, 1984–1997
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 November 2021
- Sikh Nationalism
- New Approaches to Asian History
- Sikh Nationalism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Glossary
- Introduction
- 1 Understanding Sikh Nationalism
- 2 Sikhism and the Sikhs up to the 1890s
- 3 The Emergence of Modern Sikh Nationalism, 1880s–1930s
- 4 The Partition of India and the Sikhs, 1940–1947
- 5 The Indian Union and the Sikhs, 1947–1984
- 6 Militancy, Antiterrorism and the Khalistan Movement, 1984–1997
- 7 Sikh Nationalism in the Age of Globalisation and Hindutva, 1997 to the Present
- 8 The Diaspora
- Conclusion
- Timeline
- Appendix: Anandpur Sahib Resolution
- References
- Index
- New Approaches to Asian History
Summary
In this chapter, we examine Operation Blue Star, its aftermath, the anti-Sikh riots in Delhi and the Indian state’s efforts to find a negotiated solution up to 1987 with the Rajiv-Longowal Accord. We then evaluate the shift in strategy to combat antiterrorism (mid-1987 to mid-1991). This is followed by a review of the counter-insurgency operation from the end of 1991 to early 1993 which defeated the Sikh militancy and led to the restoration of ‘normality’. After 1993, we outline how the moderate Sikh political leadership re-engaged with the political process in the state and won a landslide victory in the state elections in 1997. In conclusion, we reflect on the competing explanations offered in the literature on the defeat of the militancy associated with the movement for Khalistan.
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- Sikh Nationalism , pp. 132 - 162Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021