Jaideep Saikia

Jaideep Saikia is a South Asian security and terrorism expert.[1] He is also the author of the book Terror Sans Frontiers: Islamist Militancy in North East India,[2] 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 most recent edited anthology, "Frontier in Flames: North East India in Turmoil"[3] is a collection of essays by experts on the region. The anthology was released in New Delhi by the celebrated columnist B G Verghese in February 2008. He also lectures on the subject of his expertise in various forums, and is consulted by various government agencies, NGOs and Think Tanks.

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  1. "India explosions death toll rises". BBC News. 31 October 2008.
  2. Vision Books, New Delhi, the abridged version can be accessed at: "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - 3k
  3. published by Penguin Books

Jaideep Saikia is also a top theorist and expert on Islamic State, al-Qaeda and Islamist terror groups of all hues and denominations. He is an authority on Islamist related violence in Bangladesh and the Indian sub-continent and has written authoritative papers on the subject - especially after his tour of Bangladesh in March 2016. His latest works include the "Terrorism: Patterns of Internationalization", "Circle of Treason: Bangladesh Beyond the Threat of Illegal Migration, "Shadow of Daesh" and "Mind Over Matter". In his seminal and best-selling book "Terror Sans Frontier: Islamist Militancy in North East India", 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.

He has been member of different Indian delegations for "Track II Dialogue" with Bangladesh, China, Myanmar and Japan. Jaideep Saikia is also the first person to have translated the Assamese National Song, O Mur Aapunar Des into English.


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