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26 September 2026 · National and international edition

AFSPA in the Northeast: Six more months of ‘disturbed area’ status for Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal as border violence persists

  • Defence & Security
  • GS-III, GS-II
  • The Hindureported it
  • AFSPA
  • Internal Security
  • Manipur
  • Nagaland
  • Arunachal Pradesh
  • Centre-State Relations

Why it is in the news

On 25 September 2026, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued Gazette notifications extending the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) in specified areas of Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh for six months from 1 October 2026, unless withdrawn earlier. The notifications followed a review of the law-and-order situation and came a day after four Tangkhul Naga civilians were shot dead in Pilong village of Manipur’s Kamjong district, on the India–Myanmar border.

The exam angle

Issue: Whether a permanent emergency-style law can remain the default instrument in the Northeast six decades after it was framed as a temporary response.

Written for APPSC Group 1, TGPSC Group 1 and UPSC Civil Services. More from 26 September 2026 or all current affairs.

AFSPA in the Northeast: Six more months of ‘disturbed area’ status for Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal as border violence persists · PrepShark