Governance and Security: Codification and Utility of Security Camping Grounds during the British Empire in Undivided Subcontinent

Abstract

The instant research revolves around the utility of the military camping grounds for governance and security of the Empires. The history of military camping harks back to the times of Alexander for consolidation of his Empire, it was followed by the Muslim, Hindu and Sikh dynasties and the British Empire in the Subcontinent. The author utilized the techniques of secondary data collection like literature review and study of policy documents. For analysis of collected data, the author adhered to Correlations and Conduct Regression Analysis and Qualitative Data Analysis (QDA) to plunge onto a two-pronged finding. Firstly, the military camping strategy really proved to be a key to success for various Empires. Secondly, this strategy was most practiced by the British in India but snowballed into a debate on nature of state land of these camps. The author, recommends out of court settlement for this predicament for progressive federalism in Pakistan.