September 22, 2025

Hold on tight! The Indian government has once again thrown the hammer down on the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang), or NSCN (K), with a fresh five-year ban starting September 28, 2025. Why? Because this group continues to shake India’s roots, aiming to create their own sovereign Nagaland, separated from India. According to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), NSCN (K) hasn’t been playing nice. They’ve teamed up with other rebel groups like ULFA (I), PREPAK, and PLA, stirring up trouble across Northeast India. The MHA’s notification makes it clear: NSCN (K) has been busy with kidnapping for ransom, squeezing money from businessmen, government officials, and common people. Plus, they’re packed with illegal guns and ammo. Don’t forget—they also get help from anti-India forces overseas to grab more weapons and aid. Here’s the hard data from September 28, 2020, to April 30, 2025. The security forces have spotted NSCN (K) involved in 71 police cases, with 56 chargesheets and 35 cadres facing court. Not just that, 85 arrests and 69 surrenders have been recorded. Authorities also seized a massive cache of weapons and explosives, including rifles, grenades, IEDs, and dangerous explosives. The clashes made it deadly, with 13 underground cadres killed by police or security forces. Three states—Nagaland, Manipur, and Arunachal Pradesh—pushed hard for this ban under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The centre agreed, warning that without strict action, NSCN (K) could regroup, grab more powerful weapons, and threaten lives even more. The notification states, "And whereas, the central government is of the opinion that for the reasons aforesaid, the NSCN (K) together with its factions, wings and front organisations, is an unlawful association." This means the ban will be in full force from September 28, 2025, to maintain peace and protect India’s integrity. Remember, NSCN (K) has been banned for decades—every five years the ban gets renewed. Their legendary leader, S S Khaplang, passed away in 2017, and now his two deputies steer this rebel ship. While NSCN (K) stays banned and on the watchlist, their rivals, NSCN-IM, are still sitting across the negotiation table with the government, hoping to find peace after nearly 70 years of conflict. The big question remains: will this new ban finally cool down the fire of insurgency in Nagaland, or will the fight continue to simmer? Only time will tell!

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