Insurgency in Meghalaya

Ongoing (Low level insurgency) India Supported by: Khasi Nationalists: The Insurgency in Meghalaya is a frozen armed conflict between India and a number of separatist rebel groups which was taking place in the state of Meghalaya.

A parallel rise of nationalism in the other members of the Seven Sister States further complicated the situation, resulting in occasional clashes between fellow rebel groups.

[11] The state wealth distribution system further fueled the rising separatist movements, as funding is practiced through per capita transfers, which largely benefits the leading ethnic group.

[11] Starting in the 1980s, bands of violent groups began to form in the region, mostly in opposition to the non-tribal Dkhars and their perceived threat to jobs and demographics in the state.

It aimed to protect the interests of Meghalaya's indigenous population from the rise of non-tribal ("Dkhar") immigration.

A 2014 list of Meghalaya's most wanted militants