The security fantasies of the Indian nation‐state: Black cat commandos, gunmen, and other terrors∗

I am grateful to Mark Mairot, my research assistant, for his help in searching Indian newspapers for the period before 1993. The following abbreviations have been employed in this paper:

BSF Border Security Force

CBI Central Bureau of Investigation

CP Commissioner of Police

CRPF Central Reserve Police Force

DIG Deputy Inspector-General (of Police)

IP Inspector of Police

MP Member of Parliament

NSG National Security Guards

PM Prime Minister

SP Superintendent of Police

SPG Special Protection Group

VIP Very Important Person

VVIP Very Very Important Person

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Notes

I am grateful to Mark Mairot, my research assistant, for his help in searching Indian newspapers for the period before 1993. The following abbreviations have been employed in this paper:

• BSF Border Security Force

• CBI Central Bureau of Investigation

• CP Commissioner of Police

• CRPF Central Reserve Police Force

• DIG Deputy Inspector-General (of Police)

• IP Inspector of Police

• MP Member of Parliament

• NSG National Security Guards

• PM Prime Minister

• SP Superintendent of Police

• SPG Special Protection Group

• VIP Very Important Person

• VVIP Very Very Important Person