Armed Forces Special Powers Act

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the decision to reduce Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) is a signal to people outside Assam that it is an investment destination and there is no law and order issue. He said that…

In a major outreach to the Northeast, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday announced reduction of the disturbed areas imposed under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur after decades. A home…

Ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) has stated that it is extremely shocked and anguished at the recent notification notifying the Central Government's decision declaring the whole of Nagaland as a "disturbed area" with…

Innocent civilians are the biggest casualty of counter-insurgency operations across Jammu and Kashmir, northeast and the Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected districts, even as security forces continue to enjoy special powers under the Armed…