National Socialist Council of Nagaland

National Socialist Council of Nagaland
National Socialist Council of Nagaland
	Flag of Nagaland, adopted by the NSCN
Founder	Isak Chishi Swu #; S. S. Khaplang #; Thuingaleng Muivah
Leader	Thuingaleng Muivah (NSCN-IM); Yung Aung (NSCN-K)
Dates of operation	31 January 1980 – present
Allegiance	United National Liberation Front of Western South East Asia (NSCN-K)
Headquarters	Camp Hebron, Peren District, Nagaland
Active regions	Nagaland, India; Manipur, India; Assam, India; Arunachal Pradesh, India; Sagaing Region, Myanmar;
Ideology	Naga nationalism; Communism; Separatism
Political position	Far-left
Slogan	Nagaland for Christ (Sometimes Nagalim for Christ)
Size	~5,000 (NSCN-IM) ; <500 (NSCN-K); 1,000+ (NSCN-U); ~2,500 (NSCN-R)
Allies	China (alleged); Pakistan (alleged) ; Zomi Revolutionary Army; Tani Army; Kachin Independence Army; Naxalite–Maoist groups;
Opponents	India Indian Armed Forces, paramilitary, and police; ; Myanmar Tatmadaw; ; AQIS;
Wars	Insurgency in Northeast India
Designated as a terrorist group by	India

The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) is a Naga socialist separatist group operating mainly in northeastern part of India, with minor activities in northwest Myanmar. The main aim of the organisation is reportedly to establish the country of Nagalim, a sovereign Naga state, which would consist of all the areas inhabited by Naga tribes in Northeast India and northwest Myanmar. The group's name is derived from their belief in the goal of a sovereign Naga state, combined with their belief in socialism. India claims that China and Pakistan provide financial support and weaponry to the NSCN.

Although, some consider NSCN to be a Christian terrorist group. Thuingaleng Muivah has said that the Naga state would be secular. Muviah stated, "[the] Naga State has to be secular, if it is not secular then we would be betraying ourselves."

There are two major factions of the NSCN, NSCN-K, which was led by S. S. Khaplang, and NSCN-IM, which was led by Isak Chishi Swu and Thuingaleng Muivah. Smaller factions comprise the rest of the NSCN. In 2015, in response to an attack on an army convoy in Manipur, India designated the NSCN-K as a terrorist organization under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. India's Ministry of Home Affairs labels NSCN a major insurgent group.