AFSPA And Manipur: Revisit and Path to Reform
Abstract
The Paper explains the Armed Forces Special Powers Act with focus on its implementation on Manipur.It tries to address the debate between national security and human rights by proposing various reforms to the act.The study follows a descriptive tone discussing the various provisions of the act, the history, time line and reason for the imposition of the act in Manipur.Besides addressing various humanitarian and governance concerns it also provides the justification forwarded by the supporters of the act.In the last section the paper also discusses the various reforms that could be undertaken to make the act more humane and sustainable for the future.
Fields of Study & Subjects
South Asian Studies and Conflicts
War
Law
and Justice
Political Conflict and Governance
Publication details
- Journal / source
- PRATIDHWANI the ECHO
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 273–280
- Publication date
- 31 January 2026
- Language
- EN