CNI News

February 1, 2026

The NSCN-K/AM group held a ceremony to commemorate the 46th Anniversary of the founding (Rising Day) of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) at its liaison office in Hkamti, Sagaing Region, on January 31, 2026.

The NSCN-K/AM refers to this specific liaison office in Hkamti as their Ceasefire Office.

The NSCN was jointly formed in 1980 by Isak Chishi Swu, Thuingaleng Muivah, and S.S. Khaplang. However, following internal disagreements, the group split into two factions in 1988: NSCN-K and NSCN-IM.

NSCN-K: Led by the late Myanmar Naga leader S.S. Khaplang.

NSCN-IM: Led by Indian Naga leaders Isak Chishi Swu and Thuingaleng Muivah.

Of these two armed Naga groups: NSCN-IM entered into a peace agreement with the Indian government in 1997. In 2015, they co-drafted and began implementing a political framework.

NSCN-K signed a regional-level ceasefire agreement with the Myanmar government in 2012.