Centre Declares Nagaland As 'Disturbed Area' For Another 6 Months

Under the contentious Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA), the Centre on December 30 declared Nagaland as a 'disturbed area' for another 6 months. The Home Ministry, citing necessary use of the AFSPA in the aid of civil power, extended the ‘disturbed area’ notification, which was scheduled to end on December 30. The decision came amid the ongoing advance-stage talks between the Centre and the NSCN-IM group, which opposes idea of divided Nagaland.