Naga Army
| Naga Army | |
|---|---|
 Badge of the Naga Army | |
| Leaders | Reivilie Angami Thuingaleng Muivah |
| Dates of operation | 1952 – present |
| Headquarters | Camp Hebron, Peren District, Nagaland |
| Active regions | |
| Ideology | Naga nationalism |
| Size | one brigade and six batallions |
| Part of | NNC NSCN |
| Battles and wars | Naga Conflict |
| Designated as a terrorist group by |  India |
| Website | Naga Army FB page |
The Naga Army is the ethnic minority army of the Naga people. Currently it is the military wing of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN).[1]
History
[edit]The Naga Army was founded by Reivilie Angami in 1952. In its first phase it was part of the Naga National Council. After 1980 it became the armed wing of the NSCN.[2]
The Naga National Council had two wings, the Naga Federal Government (NFG) —renamed Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) in 1959— and the Naga Army, also known as "Naga Federal Army" (NFA). After more than a decade of unfruitful talks with the Indian authorities, including Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Zapu Phizo, the NNC Chairman, lost faith in the diplomatic process. He realized that the possibility of a peaceful settlement of the issue with India would be very remote, for he saw that there was no intention to grant self-determination to Nagaland. When the insurgent army began operating in the Naga territories the Indian government responded heavy-handedly. In 1958 the whole sector was declared a "disturbed area" by the Indian state, the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) was implemented and the Indian Army forced its way into the Naga region. In the ensuing unequal battle the Naga fighters were crushed. According to historian Benjamin Zachariah "It was in the north-east of India that the Nehruvian vision took on its most brutal and violent forms."[3] Despite official denials, the Indian Armed Forces committed atrocities both against the fighters, as well as against the civilian population, including torture, rape and arson.[4][5]
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See also
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Guruswamy, Mohan (21 July 2019). "Is PM Modi giving the Nagas 'Azadi'?". National Herald.
- ^ "Late Brig. Reivilie Angami remembered". Nagaland Post. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ Benjamin Zachariah, Nehru, Routledge Historical Biographies ISBN-13 978-817436338
- ^ Lanukaba Imchen, Younger generations should know/// Nagaland Tribune, 14 August 2014
- ^ "Everything explained about the 'History of Naga Insurgency'". ETV Bharat. 12 July 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2025.