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1. Mizoram:

Mizo People never considered themselves us a part of British Union. So they refused to consider themselves as Indian, after India's Independence. Later in 1959, during the Famine in Assam, The Mizos felt neglected by the government in famine relief efforts. Discontent among a section of Mizo people led to the formation of the Mizo National Front under the leadership of Lal denga in 1961.

The MNF began an armed an armed campaign against Indian army through guerrilla warfare and they were aided by Pakistan government and received shelter in East Pakistan. Pakistan was aiding all such secessionist movement in India to destabilize India through different means. The Union government used armed and air forces to quell the MNF uprising. After realising the futility of war, Laldenga started negotiations with the Indian Government. In 1986 Rajiv Gandhi, the then PM and Laldenga reached for an agreement known as the Mizo-Accord. In accordance with thisagreement, Mizoram was granted a full- fledged statehood with special powers and MNF gave up its secessionist movement. Now, the state is recognised as having done a commendable job in the implementation of development programmes and making agriculture remunerative.