Happymon Jacob speaks with Yamini Aiyar, president and chief executive of Centre for Policy Research, about the implications of governance and development on national security. The discussion attempts at understanding the meaning of national security to include internal security challenges. Has the Indian state adequately prioritised domestic security issues? Has the strategy of securitisation and militarisation in disturbed areas served the state well?

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