Tensions existed between insurgents in these states and the central government as well as amongst their native indigenous people and migrants from other parts of India. Northeastern India consists of the seven states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, and Nagaland. The Khalistan freedom movement in Punjab was active in the 1980s and early 1990s, but was crushed and is now subdued within India.įreedom movements in Northeast India involve multiple armed freedom factions operating in India's northeastern states, which are connected to the rest of India by the Siliguri Corridor, a strip of land as narrow as 14.29 miles (23.00 km) wide. Their support mainly lies with the tribal population of India who have often been neglected by the elected government. The areas where Naxals operate is known as the Red Corridor. Currently, it is lead by the Communist Party of India (Maoists) and are active in some areas of the states of Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Later it also spread to the southern states of India. The Naxal-Maoist insurgency began in India with the Naxalbari uprsing in 1967 in West Bengal. Many separatist movements exist with thousands of members, however, some have low local support and high voter participation in democratic elections. Whereas, some have wanted a separate state, union territory or an autonomous administrative division within India. Secession in India typically refers to state secession, which is the withdrawal of one or more states from the Republic of India. Overview of separatist movements within the Republic of India
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