This is a list of sources available on the internet dealing with various aspects of human security in India. It contains general sources, such as newspapers, periodicals, articles and yearbooks, as well as information sources on three major dimensions of human security: (1) human costs of conflict and war; (2) human rights; and (3) human need (including issues of economic development and well-being).

Part A. General Sources

Overviews

Library of Congress Country Studies
India.This site provides a complete country profile including, history, economy, government and politics, and issues of national security. Also includes a bibliography and a glossary.

CIA World Factbook
Offers background information on government and politics in India.

US State Department Consular Information Sheets
Information on recent political developments and are issued regularly through the year.
You can also receive them through the "travel-advisories@stolaf.edu" mailing list . To subscribe, send a message containing the word "subscribe" to: travel-advisories-request@stolaf.edu

Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom
The FCO UK (Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom) travel advisories include information on recent political developments and are issued regularly through the year.

News Sources

The Times of India
A New Delhi based newspaper which provides full text daily news, as well as an archive of past editions.

The Hindu
Provides the complete daily edition of this Indian national newspaper.

Indian Express
Provides weekly news of India as well as regionally specific news.

The Hindustan Times

Deccan Chronicle
Based in Andhra Pradesh, India, provides the full text of this daily updated newspaper.

India Abroad
US based weekly newspaper which provides the full text of its editions as well as daily updated headlines.

News India-Times
Provides the full text of this international weekly newspaper.

Deccan Herald
A daily newspaper based in Bangalore with full text articles.

Oneworld Online
A UK-based news service in partnership with numerous NGOs, has a number of recent reports on India.

Articles on Internal Conflicts in India

US Response to the Problem of Ethnicity in India and Sri Lanka By P.R. Rajeswari. Taken from the on-line edition of :
Strategic Analysis:
A Monthly Journal of the IDSA', (Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses), February 1998.

Broken People:
Caste Violence Against India's "Untouchables" A Human Rights Watch Report, published in March 1999, available to order, or downloadable from the site.

The Challenge of Ethnic Conflict, India:
The Dilemmas Of Diversity By Robert L. Hardgrave, Jr. This article is taken from the Journal of Democracy, October 1993.

Research Institutes
Institute Of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS)
Based in New Delhi, India. Offers news reports, opinions, and analyses relating to issues of conflict in India, as well as other regions of South Asia. New information on the crisis in Kargill was posted in July 1999. Information on IPCS projects and seminars is also available.

The SAPRA India Homepage
Includes information about the organisation, as well as The Bulletin of SAPRA India (Security & Political Risk Analysis India), a New Delhi based independent, private sector think tank involved in peace and conflict studies in South Asia.

India Peace Centre
Contact details available here, via the European Platform for Conflict Prevention and Transformation web site. No individual web site to date.

Indian Institute for Peace, Disarmament & Environmental Protection
Contact details available here, via the European Platform for Conflict Prevention and Transformation web site. No individual web site to date.

Government of India Websites

The Ministry of External Affairs of the Indian Government provides information on the country, including data on the economy, foreign relations and social issues.

Press Information Bureau
The PIB of the Government of India provides the full text of their press releases as well as up-to- date articles from the media.

Information About the Military
The Consortium Of Indian Military Websites Provides information on the Indian and Royal Indian Armed Forces, their role, historical background and their main branches. (This is not a government site).

Maps

Maps of India From the Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection

Email Lists

INDIA-L; A discussion list supplying on various aspects of India

To subscribe to INDIA-L send an e-mail to

LISTSERV@indnet.org

In the body of the message type:

SUBSCRIBE INDIA-L Firstname Lastname INDIA-D; A discussion list on India To subscribe to INDIA-D send an e-mail to

LISTSERV@indnet.org

In the body of the message type:

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Newsgroups

Usenet newsgroup; soc.culture.indian


Part B. Human Security Indicators

1. Human Costs of Conflict and War

The International Red Cross
Supplies annual reports, press releases, and ICRC news on India.

The Ethnologue
Information on ethnic groups in India.

Minorities at Risk Project
A university based project, which focuses on a variety of ethnic groups and their current concerns. Among the groups studied are;

Kashmiris
Muslims
Nagas
Sikhs
Mizos
Tripuras
Assamese
Bodoz

One World Online
A UK-based news service, in partnership with numerous NGOs, has a number of recent reports on India, from various sources.

2. Human Rights
For The Record 1998: The UN Human Rights System - India
The Human Rights Internet (HRI) web site offer a selection of UN reports covering Treaties.
Ratifications and Reservations, and Thematic Reports.

Amnesty International
Provides the full text of their annual reports and press releases for 1996-99 regarding India.

Human Rights Watch
Information on a number of recent reports, and online access to the 1999, and 1998 World Report Entry on India.

US State Department Human Rights Report on India
Rich in political information.

Derechos Human Rights: India
Derechos have compiled together a list of links to various reports and documents, specifically relevant to human rights in India. This includes information and resolution made by international bodies.