Army in Nagaland

The army and paramilitary forces have been in the north-east for four decades now. Over these years their continued presence has undermined the civil and legislative authority over the area and has brought a high degree of uncertainty and insecurity to the lives of ordinary people. The centre's imposition of extraordinary laws on regions by declaring them as 'disturbed' also has serious implications for the federal nature of our polity. The findings of the D M Sen Commission highlight some of these realities.