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Manipur Kuki-Naga violence

Centre yet to renew ceasefire pact with Kuki-Zo armed groups a month after it expired

2 Oct 2026 · 4 outlets · 1 min read

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  1. The SoO pact with Kuki-Zo groups expired on 4 September 2026 and had not been renewed by 2 October.
  2. Government sources told The Hindu the pact is on hold until Kuki-Zo groups surrender all weapons.
  3. Naga and Meitei groups want it scrapped; Kuki Inpi Manipur says it is the main route to a political settlement.

The Union Home Ministry had not extended the Suspension of Operations (SoO) pact with Kuki-Zo armed groups as of 2 October 2026, The Hindu reported, a month after the one-year agreement signed on 4 September 2025 expired. Government sources said the pact is on hold until all weapons are surrendered. Naga and Meitei groups, including Deputy Chief Minister Losii Dikho, want it scrapped and accuse SoO cadres of leaving camps to attack. Kuki bodies defend the pact as the channel for political talks.

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The one-year SoO pact expired on 4 September 2026 and had not been renewed by early October.

The Hindu reported this on 2 October, and The Tribune on 6 October said the pact had still not been renewed.

The Hindu · The Tribune
?Unverified

SoO cadres leave their designated camps to carry out attacks.

Said by Naga and Meitei groups

NDTV reports Naga bodies blame SoO groups for at least five deadly attacks, but the groups deny it and no official inquiry has established responsibility.

NDTV
?Unverified

The pact is in abeyance until all weapons are surrendered.

Said by Government sources

This comes from unnamed government sources quoted by The Hindu; no formal Home Ministry statement was found.

The Hindu
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What each side says

Naga and Meitei groups

They demand the SoO pact be abrogated, arguing that cadres who are meant to stay in camps with locked weapons are involved in attacks on civilians.

The Hindu · NDTV
Kuki Inpi Manipur

The Kuki apex body said on 10 September that the pact is the main way the Centre talks to Kuki representatives, that individual violations should go to the joint monitoring group, and that another community cannot decide Kuki-Zo political aspirations.

NEWire
Union government

Officials, speaking anonymously, said weapons held by civilians are a prime driver of the violence and that the pact stays in abeyance until all arms are surrendered.

The Hindu
Honest gaps

Not yet known

  • ?Whether the Home Ministry will renew the pact, rewrite its rules or end it.
  • ?How many weapons remain outside the designated camps.
Who reported this

Sources

Left-leaning · 2Centre · 2

4 outlets across the spectrum. Leanings are a rough guide to who reported it, not a verdict on accuracy.

  1. The HinduMHA yet to extend Suspension of Operations pact with Kuki-Zo groups a month after expiry
  2. NDTVKuki-Naga Clashes Shift Manipur Violence To New Hill Districts
  3. NEWireKuki Inpi Manipur Defends Suspension of Operations Pact
  4. The TribuneHome Minister Amit Shah likely to visit Manipur on October 7

Spasht writes original summaries. Follow the links to read each outlet's own report. Revision 1.

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