Quest for Self-Determination in the Indian Subcontinent: The Recent Phase

The impulse of self-determination has long been salient in the Indian subcontinent. Articulated initially against British colonial rule, the right to self-determination has frequently been claimed by varied political identities in the post-colonial phase as well. As such, it relates to a wide gamut of demands ranging through autonomy, federalism, devolution, and even secession, having been raised by such diverse groups as those identified by tribe, religion, language, region, race, and ethnicity.