National Socialist Council of Nagaland

National Socialist Council of Nagaland
FounderIsak Chishi Swu
S. S. Khaplang
Thuingaleng Muivah
LeaderThuingaleng Muivah
Dates of operation31 January 1980 (1980-01-31) – present
AllegianceUnited National Liberation Front of Western South East Asia (NSCN-K)
Group(s)NSCN-IM
NSCN-K
NSCN-KK
NSCN-U
NSCN-R
HeadquartersCamp Hebron, Peren District, Nagaland
Active regions
IdeologyNaga nationalism
Christian nationalism[1][2]
Communism
Maoism
Separatism
Political positionFar-left
SloganNagaland for Christ
Size~5,000 (NSCN-IM)[3][4]
<500 (NSCN-K)[5]
1,000+ (NSCN-U)[6]
~2,500 (NSCN-R)[7]
Allies
Opponents
Battles and wars
Designated as a terrorist group by India

The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) is a Naga militant and separatist group operating mainly in northeastern part of India, with minor activities in northwest Myanmar (Burma).[2][10] The main aim of the organisation is allegedly to establish a sovereign Naga state, "Nagalim",[11] which would consist of all the areas inhabited by Naga tribes in Northeast India and northwest Myanmar.[4] India claims that China and Pakistan provide financial support and weaponry to the NSCN. Drug trafficking and extortion are believed to be other major sources of income for the NSCN.[citation needed]

There are two major factions of the NSCN, NSCN-K, which was led by S. S. Khaplang, and NSCN-IM, which was led by Isak Chishi Swu and Thuingaleng Muivah.[12] Smaller factions comprise the rest of the NSCN. In 2015, in response to an attack on an army convoy in Manipur, India designated the NSCN-K as a terrorist organization under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.[13] India's Ministry of Home Affairs labels NSCN a major insurgent group.[14]

  1. ^ "Nagaland for Christ". The Morung Express. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b Dholabhai, Nishit (18 February 2011). "NSCN wants swift solution". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Naga Peace Accord: NSCN(IM) starts Recruitment Drive". 26 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Lyle Morris (22 March 2011). "Is China Backing Indian Insurgents?". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  5. ^ O2 (6 June 2013). "NSCN-K". Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Nagaland: Over 1000 new recruits in NSCN-U this year". 21 November 2019.
  7. ^ "NSCN-Reformation cadres threaten to join anti-truce faction".
  8. ^ "National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM)". South Asia Intelligence Review. Retrieved 27 February 2023. Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) now provides a large component of finance, arms and logistic support to the NSCN-IM.
  9. ^ "Pakistan and the Naxalite Movement in India". Stratfor. 18 November 2010. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Police, NSCN militants exchange fire". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2 July 2004. Archived from the original on 20 August 2004.
  11. ^ "National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Isak-Muivah". Archived from the original on 27 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  12. ^ Jangkholam Haokip (14 August 2014). Can God Save My Village?: A Theological Study of Identity among the Tribal People of North-East India with a Special Reference to the Kukis of Manipur. Langham Monographs. pp. 41–42. ISBN 978-1-78368-981-1. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Government declares NSCN (K) as terrorist organization under UAPA". pib.nic.in. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  14. ^ Chapter 2, Annual Report 2016 -17 (2017). Internal Security (PDF). New Delhi: Ministry of Home Affairs. p. 17. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)