The Observer Research Foundation (ORF) is hosting an exclusive closed-door conversation with Lt Gen Vikas Lakhera, AVSM and Sena Medal, DG Assam Rifles, on the evolving security dynamics of Northeast India. As India’s oldest paramilitary force and a crucial bridge between the military and civil administrations, the Assam Rifles plays a pivotal role in maintaining peace, counter-insurgency operations, and facilitating development in the region.
In this important interaction, Lt Gen Lakhera will offer insights into the Assam Rifles’ contributions to stabilising fragile peace in the Northeast amid growing strategic and geopolitical complexities. The session will explore the cross-border spillover of security challenges from Myanmar and Bangladesh, the internal security challenges, and the larger implications for India’s Act East policy.
The dialogue aims to unpack the interplay between geopolitics and internal security, border management, and the force’s unique civil-military engagement.
