N. M. Singh * and Indrajit Sharma ** In view of the changing dynamics of conficts in northeast India, a critical analysis of India’s confict resolution strategies in Assam gains urgency. The resolution of the confict is not actually taking place. Rather, it is the transient management of confict that continues, but results in the generation of new issues and challenges. Although the sustained deployment of security forces in the State has achieved a promising outcome in controlling the level of violence, insurgent groups continue to exist, suggesting that the insurgencies in the State have not been entirely neutralised. Moreover, the existing negotiation process is exclusive rather than inclusive in nature, creating new demands and issues from groups other that those that are accommodated, and who become more eager to protect their own ethnic identity and local culture against groups that succeed in securing their ethnic demands. Given its strategic interests and aspiration to bring development to Assam, the Government of India will need to encourage wider participation Confict Resolution in Assam A Critical Inquiry * Assistant Professor, Centre for Security Studies, School of International Studies, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, India. ** Ph.D. Candidate, Centre for Security Studies, School of International Studies, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, India.