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Synopsis The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) political crisis is one of the oldest ethnic problems in the postcolonial reconstruction of the South Asian State. Apiece accord was signed on 2 December 1997 between the then Government of Bangladesh and the Parbattya Chittagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) with the following objectives: i. To end decades old ethnic insurgency in the CHT. ii. To establish peace and political stability in the CHT, and iii. To establish rights of the Jummas of the CHT. Almost ten years have passed since the conclusion of the accord, however, peace and political normalcy is yet to come back in the CHT. Instead, the situation has become has become more volatile and explosive in nature. Therefore, the primary argument of this book is that the CHT political crisis is yet to be over. The book analyzes the impact of the CHT political crisis on the India's national security. Instead of defining national security in narrower sense, as the realists define always in term of interests, here it has been defined in broader perspective. It argues that realist's definition of security in term of 'national interests' is not meant for all strata of society. It cannot provide 'comprehensive security' for all. Therefore, the operational development of the 'security' as brought out in the book argues that 'security' be comprehensive requires on emphasizing on 'human security' for all.