India has always faced strategic and security challenges in the north-eastern region of the country. In fact, volatility and north-east have almost become synonyms, and there are several factors behind this.
A recent discussion, initiated by Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma with the leaders of the All Assam Students’ Union (which once launched the Assam Movement in association with Asom Gana Sangram Parishad), trying to resolve the explanation of an Asomiya, received widespread response from the conscious inhabitants of Assam.
In Bangladesh, Kuki-Chin-Zo’s militant groups called “Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF)” and “Kuki-Chin National Army (KNA)” are waging war against the Bangladesh Government for an independent Kuki-Chin State.
The northeast, known for its diverse cultures and traditions, is once again at the heart of a political storm surrounding the controversial issue of cow slaughter.
Fratidicial killings erupted again amongst Kuki armed groups in Manipur. This time, it was between the United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) and the Kuki Village Volunteers.
Widespread extortion and diversion of development funds form the core agenda of insurgent groups in the North-east.
New Delhi is ramping up infrastructure to counter China’s advances in border areas of the North-east and Ladakh.
Governments of the North-eastern states bordering Myanmar have expressed sympathy for refugees fleeing military crackdown in that country.
Bubbling ethnic tensions have again risen to the surface in Manipur, ahead of the Assembly polls next year.
Declared by chief minister N Biren Singh after he was elected, the War on Drugs in Manipur seems to have been abandoned.
