Naga Nationalism: The World Turn of Conflict

The present book makes an effort to explore and analyse the concept of Naga nationalism in its totality. Naga nationalism is an ideology that supports self determination by the Naga people and furtherance of Naga culture. The ethnic conflict in Nagaland in Northeastern India is an ongoing conflict since 1993, fought between the Nagas and the Kukis. The various groups involved in this conflict include among others several rebel groups the National Socialist Council of Nagaland aiming for a Christian religious state based on Maoism the National Socialist Council of Nagaland aiming to establish an independent greater Nagaland and the Naga National Council Adino. In 1993 violence erupted again between the Nagas and the Kukis ever since Independence Naga insurgency has seized the attention of almost all the political parties and social scientists. A final solution has eluded the decision makers and there is lack of knowledge and confusion all round.