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| Security Forces conducting operations Copyright: The Statesman |
On 4 June, the Indian Army suffered its worst casualties in almost a decade when 18 soldiers were killed and 14 injured in an attack by insurgents belonging to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland’s Khaplang faction (NSCN-K)
in Chandel district, Manipur. The Indian government was quick to
respond by launching a special forces operation in the early hours of 9
June. Operation Peace led to attacks on insurgent camps belonging to the NSCN-K.
This article was published in the website of the East Asia Forum on July 2, 2015
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