National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN)

Why in news?

• People in Manipur and Nagaland are speaking up against the collection of “taxes” by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN), particularly the Isak-Muivah faction.

About NSCN:

• The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (abbreviated NSCN) is a Naga nationalist separatist group operating mainly in Northeast India.
• The main goal of the organization is to establish a sovereign Naga state, "Nagalim",which would consist of all the areas inhabited by the Naga people in Northeast India and Northwest Myanmar.
• Two major factions of NSCN include:
  • NSCN (K), led by S. S. Khaplang
  • NSCN (I-M), led by late Isak Chishi Swu and Thuingaleng Muivah
• The Government of India signed a ceasefire agreement with NSCN (IM) on July 25, 1997, which came into effect on August 1, 1997.
• Over 80 rounds of talks between the two sides were held subsequently to solve the issue and reach an amicable settlement regarding the demands of NSCN(IM).

About NSCN(K):

• The NSCN (K) a terrorist organization under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act as they unlike NSCN(IM) have refused to come to peace talks with the government.
• The organization had signed a ceasefire with the Government of India in 2001. In March 2015, however, the NSCN (K) unilaterally called off the ceasefire.

Prelims Question:

NSCN(IM), an organization recently seen in news, is:
(a)An NGO that works for reducing economic inequality
(b)A Militant group operating in North East India
(c)A thinktank on international relations
(d)None of the above

Answer to prelims question