Indian Politics & Policy Volume 1, Number 1, Spring 2018 | Page 5

Indian Politics & Policy
of counterinsurgency, in Nagaland and Kashmir, he asserts that ideological penetration
of the “politics of conflict resolution” has profoundly affected counterinsurgency
operations in both theaters. Where ideological penetration is high, the
state has evinced a willingness to accept the logic of ballots; where it is weak, the
logic of ballots has been made subservient to the logic of bullets.
We collectively thank the President of the Policy Studies Organization, Paul
Rich, for suggesting the launch of this journal. Our thanks also to Professor Fred
Cate, the Vice President for Research at Indiana University, Bloomington, for the
financial assistance which enables the journal to employ a research assistant. It is
our hope that it will soon emerge as the key professional venue for publications
dealing with contemporary policy issues in Indian politics.
Sumit Ganguly, Editor, Indiana University, Bloomington
Surupa Gupta, Managing Editor, University of Mary Washington
Nicolas Blarel, Associate Editor, University of Leiden
Neil DeVotta, Associate Editor, Wake Forest University
Ronojoy Sen, Associate Editor, National University of Singapore
Arzan Tarapore, Book Review Editor, National Bureau of Asian Research
David Endicott, Assistant Editor, Indiana University, Bloomington
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