Manipur

In the news

• AFSPA extended in parts of Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal for six more months 26 September 2026 · The Hindu

  Why does the Centre keep renewing 'disturbed area' status in the North-East every six months?

• Manipur to press the Centre for an NRC update with 1951 as the base year 8 September 2026 · The Hindu

  Who counts as a citizen in Manipur, and why does the choice of 1951 divide its communities?

• Census count advanced in four poll-bound States, formally deferred in Manipur 6 September 2026 · The Hindu

  Why will Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Goa be counted two months before the rest of India?

Key facts

• AFSPA was enacted in 1958; under Section 3, the Governor of a State, the Administrator of a Union Territory or the Central Government can declare an area 'disturbed'. (26 September 2026)
• In Naga People's Movement of Human Rights v. Union of India (1997), the Supreme Court upheld AFSPA but required disturbed-area declarations to be reviewed periodically, before six months expire. (26 September 2026)
• Manipur's Home Minister told the Assembly that the State will pursue with the Centre an NRC update using 1951 as the base year. (8 September 2026)
• Section 14A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, inserted by the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003, empowers the Centre to compulsorily register citizens and maintain a National Register of Indian Citizens. (8 September 2026)
• In Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa and non-snow-bound Uttarakhand, the Census 2027 reference date is 00:00 hours on 5 January 2027. (6 September 2026)
• For most of India the reference date remains 1 March 2027; for Ladakh and the snow-bound areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand it is 1 October 2026. (6 September 2026)

Previous-year questions

1. 2026 · GS2 · 10 marks Is the right to vote a fundamental right? Discuss the position of the Election Commission of India while undertaking the revision of electoral rolls. Can it also examine the question of citizenship of the voters?
2. 2025 · GS3 · 15 marks What are the major challenges to internal security and peace process in the North-Eastern States? Map the various peace accords and agreements initiated by the government in the past decade.
3. 2023 · GS1 · 15 marks Why is caste identity in India both fluid and static?
4. 2019 · GS3 · 15 marks Cross-border movement of insurgents is only one of the several security challenges facing the policing of the border in North-East India. Examine the various challenges currently emanating across the India-Myanmar…
5. 2017 · GS3 · 10 marks The North-Eastern region of India has been infested with insurgency for a very long time. Analyze the major reasons for the survival of armed insurgency in this region.