Insurgency in Arunachal Pradesh

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Insurgency in Arunachal Pradesh
Part of Insurgency in Northeast India
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Arunachal Pradesh
Date1954–present
(71 years)
Location
Arunachal Pradesh
Status

Ongoing (low level insurgency)

  • Most of the insurgent groups dissolved or defunct.
Government-Insurgents

Flag of India.svg  India

Supported by:
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar

Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan

Separatist groups:

Commanders and leaders

Flag of India.svg Droupadi Murmu
(President)
Flag of India.svg Narendra Modi
(Prime Minister)
Flag of India.svg Amit Shah
(Minister of Home Affairs)
Flag of India.svg Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
(Ministry of External Affairs)
Flag placeholder.svg Dr.Sujoy Lal Thaosen
(Director General)
Flag of Chief of Defence Staff (India).svg Anil Chauhan
(Chief of Defence Staff)
Flag COAS.svg Manoj Pande
(Chief of the Army Staff)
Naval Ensign of India.svg R. Hari Kumar
(Chief of the Naval Staff)
Air Force Ensign of India (1950-2023).svg Vivek Ram Chaudhari
(Chief of the Air Staff)
Flag of the Ministry of Defence of India.svg Rajnath Singh
(Minister of Defence)
Flag of the Ministry of Defence of India.svg Giridhar Aramane
(Defence Secretary)

Contents

Former
 Gangte Tugung (USCA) (POW)
Qhehezu Tuccu (NSCN)
Casualties and losses
2000–2024:
38 killed [1] 		2000–2024:
175 killed
212 Surrendered
741 Arrested [2]
2000–2024: 31 civilians killed [3]

The Insurgency in Arunachal Pradesh is a part of the larger Northeast India insurgency involving multiple groups trying to separate from or destabilize the province. Because Arunachal Pradesh is a border state, militants sometimes conduct cross border operations to facilitate their activities. In addition to the non-state groups operating in the region, since its recapture in the 1962 War, there has been incursions from the Chinese Army in the region further escalating the conflict. [4] The conflict has cooled since police arrest of major insurgent leaders. [5] The insurgency has seen many minor actors in conflict with each other due to ethnic and religious differences.

Insurgent Groups and Activities

The National Liberation Council of Taniland (NLCT), an ethnic separatist group, was active along the Assam – Arunachal Pradesh border. The NLCT seeks to establish a separate nation in northeast India known as Taniland for the Tani peoples. Their most recent activity was a shooting attack in the neighboring Assam province. [6]

National Socialist Council of Nagaland is a much larger ethno-nationalist separatist group. It also seeks a separate nation for the Naga peoples known as Greater Nagaland. [7] The government of India and the NSCN had been in negotiations since 2001 with various cease-fires declared, and were close to a peace agreement in 2015, but ultimately fell apart. They continue operations in camps in the Tirap and Changlang districts. [4]

United Socialist Council of Arunachal was a minor communist terror organization operating in the province. It was led by Gangte Tugung until his capture by state police along with much of the USCA leadership on August 10, 2005. Tungung had previously been arrested twice but escaped both times. [5]

Timeline

2023 [8]

2024 [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Yearly Fatalities". SATP. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Yearly Fatalities". SATP. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Yearly Fatalities". SATP. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Apang rules out Chakma compromise". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Rebels lay down arms before Apang in Arunachal Pradesh - News - Webindia123.com". news.webindia123.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Arunachal police express surprise over NLCT demand". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Global Security". Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Timeline Terrorist Activities, Insurgency North East - 2023". www.satp.org. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "Timeline Terrorist Activities, Insurgency North East - 2024". www.satp.org. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
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