The National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) has strongly opposed recent policy changes by the Government of India (GoI), which it claims aim to reinforce its “illegal occupation” of Nagalim. The NSCN-IM criticized the termination of the Free Movement Regime (FMR) and ongoing fencing along the Indo-Myanmar border, arguing that these measures disrupt traditional and cultural connections among the Naga people.

The organization asserted that the Indian government’s actions are intended to further divide the Naga community by enforcing “unrecognized imaginary international state boundaries” and undermining the Naga national struggle.

The NSCN-IM described the scrapping of the FMR and border fencing as a colonial “divide and rule” tactic, designed to suppress the Naga population under the pretext of addressing insurgency, illegal immigration, and drug trafficking while claiming to protect national security.

“This reckless action attacks the unity of the Naga people residing in both India and Myanmar,” the NSCN-IM stated. “Nagas reject the arbitrary division of Nagalim, and such measures that separate a united community are unacceptable and violate international law.”

The NSCN-IM also stressed that the Indian government’s oppressive strategies will not resolve the long-standing Indo-Naga political conflict, which has lasted for over seventy years.

“Despite the Framework Agreement of August 3, 2015, the GoI’s actions in dismantling the FMR and erecting fences have caused significant suffering for the Naga people,” the group asserted. “Nagas will fight to uphold their rightful status as a nation, and the GoI will be held accountable for any negative consequences.”