In April 2015 several outfits of North East (based in Myanmar) such as United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent), Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang, Kamatapur Liberation Organization (KLO)...
The Government of India had set up the Department of Development of North Eastern Region in September, 2001 and upgraded it to a Ministry in May, 2004 underscoring...
There are two components of centre’s counter insurgency (COIN) strategy in North East viz. Use of Force and Dialogue and negotiations. Use of (proportionate) Force In 2011, the...
There are several components of Government of India’s repose to insurgencies in the North East India. These include: Meeting the political aspirations of the ethnic groups by giving...
Bodoland is made of four districts-Kokrajhar, Udalguri, Chirang and Baksa. The area has been gripped in a serious ethnic violence since many years. They have been further aggravated...
Current Status and Perspectives So far, the peace in Nagaland remains elusive. There is a ceasefire agreement in force since 1997. In August 2015, a ‘framework agreement’ between...
The Cause of Naga Nationalism The demand for a Nagalim means taking large chunks of territories of three neighbouring States, Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh, along with some...
Circumstances that led to Shillong Accord A number of events happened in 1970s that eventually led to the signing of the Shillong Accord on November 11, 1975. Firstly,...
Talks with Gandhi and Nehru In July 1947, the NNC led by Dr. A.Z. Phizo met Mahatma Gandhi and asserted their right to freedom. They substantiated their assertion...
To understand the insurgency in Nagaland, we need to go into its history. The present Nagaland state is home to the Naga people, who did not have any...
North Eastern states are connected to the rest of India by the Siliguri Corridor, a 23 kilometres wide strip of land. The states of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur and...
The dictionary meaning of security is protection from harm. National security is the protection of state and citizens from all kinds of national crises using political, military, economic...
