Govt extends ban on NSCN (K) by 5 years, Pg5.

Key Highlights:

• The central government extended the ban on NSCN (K) and its factions for five more years [effective September 28].
• The ban is due to the group's involvement in activities threatening India's sovereignty and integrity.
• NSCN (K) aims to create a sovereign Nagaland by seceding from the Indian Union.
• The group has aligned with unlawful associations like ULFA (I), PREPAK, and PLA.

Detailed Insights:

• NSCN (K) is involved in kidnapping, extortion, and possessing illegal arms.
• The group obtains assistance from anti-India forces in other countries.
• The ban is imposed under Section 3 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
• The aim of NSCN(K) is to create a Greater Nagaland or Nagalim incorporating Naga-inhabited areas.

Key Concepts Involved:

• Sovereignty: Supreme power or authority of a state to govern itself.
• Integrity: The state of being whole, undivided, and unimpaired.
• Secession: The act of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body.
• Unlawful Association: An organization declared illegal under the UAPA Act.