Hyderabad had been an independent state since time immemorial. The Nizam of Hyderabad was adept at alliances and warding of his enemies. This map of South Asia during the British Raj displays many states in the region, including the state of Hyderabad which is marked blue in the center of the Subcontinent.
India Shephard 1923 map
The state of Hyderabad was one of the 570 states left behind by the British in South Asia. The Nizam of Hyderabad, the richest man in the world wanted to keep Hyderabad independent from India. The British had agreed to it remaining a separate entity. The Nizam was very close to the Quaid e Azam and supported Pakistan in the initial days of independence. In fact Pakistani currency and emblems still carry the symbols of the state of Hyderabad–which had utilized Mughal and Ottam empire symbols.
The Nizam's Hyderabad State was forcibly and illegally included into Bharati forces
V. Patel was an agressive man in the Indian National Congress. It was because of him that most of the Muslims either left or were drummed out of the Indian National Congress (INC). Mohammad Ali Jinnah left because of people like Patel in the INC.
V. Patel instigated an illegal police action in Hyderabad and took it over. Bharat then divided up the state and carved it up into pieces. The largest chunk of territory was given to Andhara Pradesh. However Hyderabad has been a pain in the royal neck ever since.
The new state of Telangana is to separate itself from Andhara Pradesh
Andhara Pradesh could not swollow up Hyderbad. Telengana secession from Andhara Preadesh is imminent. On the eve of the creation of a new state of Telengana, sepratists all over Bharat are now asking for new states. Many of these want to leave Bharat altogether do not want to be part of that country. The Kashmiris want to throw out three districts of Jammu and give them theor own state. Similarly, the Naxals want their own territory, as do the people in the Northeast of Bharat.
Naxalite insurgency spreading like wildfire in Bharat. Hindustan's Maoist insurgency map. There are secessionist movements in almost every state in "India" encompasisng more than 200 districts. The Naxals have been supported by the Maoists in Nepal. With the Maoist victory in Nepal the Naxals and Maoists of Bharat are increasingly more assertive. There were a 1,591 incidents of Maoist violence resulting in 721 killings; this year until August there had been 1,405 incidents, resulting in 580 deaths spread over 11 states. The situation in the northeastern parts of the country, the prime minister warned, was far from comfortable. "In two of the states, Manipur and Assam, current levels of violence give us cause for concern. According to home minister P Chidambaram, they had presence in 17 states and were responsible for 90 percent of the violence in the country. Bharat Verma says New Delhi and the state capitals have almost ceded the governmental control over 40 % of the Union’s territory to the Naxalites. CNN-IBN reported on Nov 26th 2009 that at least 7000 armed Maoists have spread out across the West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura district in West Bengal along with East Singhbhum in Jharkhand. Naxals collude with north-east insurgents. Clearly, the Maoists are preparing for a new surge. This time their target is West Bengal and their increased alliances with north-east insurgent groups of India will make it more difficult for the security forces to fight the Red terror. In Bengal, they are being assisted by hard-core rebels from Manipur's insurgent group, People Liberation Army, who are training tribal villagers living inside these forests.
Spurred by New Delhi’s attempt at granting a separate Telengana state, several ethnic groups in Assam have raised the banner of revolt with demands for separate states to be carved out of the region.
Among the prominent groups that have already raised the issue of separate statehood are the Bodos, the Karbis, and the Dimasa tribes in Assam.
The first to raise the issue is the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF), an ally of the ruling Congress party in Assam.
“If Telengana can be carved out of Andhra Pradesh, why not a separate Bodoland in Assam,” BPF leader Hagrama Mohilary told IANS.
Mohilary headed the now disbanded Bodo Liberation Tiger (BLT), a militant group that fought for a separate Bodoland since 1996.
In 2003, the central government signed an accord with the BLT paving the way for the creation of the Bodoland Territorial Council, a politico-administrative structure, providing greater autonomy to the tribal Bodos.
“We are surely going to revive our demand for Bodoland and launch a sustained mass movement to fulfil our aspirations,” Mohilary said.
Similar demands were raised by the All Dimasa Students’ Union and the Dimasa People’s Council (DPC) for a ‘Dimaraji’ state – a separate state for the Dimasa tribe in Assam.
“The government earlier said a state within states was not good, but now with the central government agreeing for Telengana, we also feel we should get our rights. Dimaraji is not just a demand, it is a fact and our birth right,” Mrinal Kanti Phonglosa, DPC president, said.
The Karbi tribe in Assam has also raised a similar demand for a Karbi homeland.
Assam map:Indian insurgency map: Seven sisters and Assam support Naxalites
The situation in Assam is more intricate as almost all the tribes demanding separate states are backed by militant groups – the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) seeking a separate Bodoland, the Dima Haolam Daogah (DHD) demanding a Dimaraji state, the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front seeking a Karbi homeland, besides several other small rebel groups fighting for similar demands.
“The Telengana episode would have a major impact in the region and unless we get our Bodoland there cannot be permanent peace,” S. Sangjarang, publicity chief of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), said.
