Neoliberalism and Security: India’s Internal Security Post-1991

Neoliberalism should be understood in its different dimensions i.e., as an ideology, a mode of governance and a policy package. It is also important to identify it as an important theory in International Relations (IR). Neoliberalism often understood as economic reforms thereby tend to ignore its other impacts than economic. Only an elaborated understanding of the concept would help to resolve the problem associated with it particularly those related to security. Neoliberalism in India was a gradual and moderate process started in 1991 and yet to be completed. It has changed India's economic and political landscape in a significant way and also caused many more challenges to the state. Internal conflicts have taken new forms and India's Human security is being challenged from new quarters. State institutions have to be better equipped to address these challenges brought in by economic reforms.