1985 Merapani Incident, the Glossary
The 1985 Merapani Incident was a violent confrontation between police forces from the Indian states of Assam and Nagaland.[1]
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24 relations: Assam, Assam Police, Assam Rifles, Border Security Force, Golaghat, Government of Assam, Government of India, Government of Nagaland, Insurgency in Northeast India, Medium machine gun, Merapani, Ministry of Home Affairs (India), Naga Conflict, Nagaland, Nagaland Police, Parliament of India, Ram Dulari Sinha, Rocket launcher, States and union territories of India, Status quo ante bellum, Supreme Court of India, Tuensang district, Wokha district, 1985 Gujarat riots.
- 1980s in Assam
- 1985 murders in India
- Crime in Assam
- Crime in Nagaland
- Insurgency in Northeast India
- Internal territorial disputes
- June 1985 events in Asia
- Mass murder in 1985
- Territorial disputes of India
Assam
Assam is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys.
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Assam Police
The Assam Police is the law enforcement agency for the state of Assam in India.
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Assam Rifles
The Assam Rifles (AR) is a central paramilitary force responsible for border security, counter-insurgency, and maintaining law and order in Northeast India.
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Border Security Force
The Border Security Force (BSF) is the Border Service branch of the Central Armed Police Force.
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Golaghat
Golaghat (Gʊlaɡʱat) one of the largest subdivisions of the Indian state of Assam, later elevated to the position of a full–fledged district headquarter on 5 October 1987, is a city and a municipality and the seat of administrative operations of Golaghat district, besides being a twin city to Jorhat which is about 55 km away.
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Government of Assam
The Government of Assam or Assam Government abbreviated as GoAS, is the state government of the Indian state of Assam.
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Government of India
The Government of India (IAST: Bhārat Sarkār, legally the Union Government or Union of India and colloquially known as the Central Government) is the central executive authority of the Republic of India, a federal republic located in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories.
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Government of Nagaland
The Government of Nagaland also known as the State Government of Nagaland, or locally as State Government, is the governing authority of the India state of Nagaland and its 16 districts.
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Insurgency in Northeast India
The Insurgency in Northeast India involves multiple separatist militant groups operating in some of India's northeastern states, which are connected to the rest of India by the Siliguri Corridor, a strip of land as narrow as wide.
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Medium machine gun
A medium machine gun (MMG), in modern terms, usually refers to a belt-fed machine gun firing a full-powered rifle cartridge, and is considered "medium" in weight.
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Merapani
Merapani is a town and a subdivision of Golaghat district in the state of Assam and Nagaland.
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Ministry of Home Affairs (India)
The Ministry of Home Affairs (IAST: Gṛha Mantrālaya), or simply the Home Ministry, is a ministry of the Government of India.
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Naga Conflict
The Naga conflict, also known as the Naga Insurgency, is an ongoing conflict fought between the ethnic Nagas and the governments of India in northeastern India. 1985 Merapani Incident and Naga Conflict are Insurgency in Northeast India.
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Nagaland
Nagaland is a state in the north-eastern region of India.
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Nagaland Police
The Nagaland Police is the law enforcement agency for the Indian state of Nagaland.
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Parliament of India
The Parliament of India (IAST) is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India.
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Ram Dulari Sinha
Ram Dulari Sinha (8 December 1922 – 31 August 1994) was a nationalist, freedom fighter, Congress parliamentarian, Union Minister, and Governor.
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Rocket launcher
A rocket launcher is a weapon that launches an unguided, rocket-propelled projectile.
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States and union territories of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 entities.
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Status quo ante bellum
The term status quo ante bellum is a Latin phrase meaning "the situation as it existed before the war".
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Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India (ISO: Bhārata kā Sarvōcca Nyāyālaya) is the supreme judicial authority and the highest court of the Republic of India.
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Tuensang district
Tuensang District (Pron:/ˌtjuːənˈsæŋ/) is a district in Nagaland, North-East India.
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Wokha district
Wokha District (Pron:/ˈwəʊkə/) is a district of Nagaland state in India.
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1985 Gujarat riots
The 1985 Gujarat riots began in February 1985 and lasted till August, in the Indian state of Gujarat. 1985 Merapani Incident and 1985 Gujarat riots are 20th-century mass murder in India and Mass murder in 1985.
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See also
1980s in Assam
- 1983 Assam Legislative Assembly election
- 1985 Assam Legislative Assembly election
- 1985 Merapani Incident
- Assam Accord
- Assam Movement
- Golaghat Convention
- Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, 1983
- Khoirabari massacre
- Nellie massacre
- Nellie, 1983
- North Kamrup violence
- Silapathar massacre
1985 murders in India
- 1985 Merapani Incident
- Assassination of Arjun Dass
- Harchand Singh Longowal
- Harjinder Singh Jinda
- Lalit Maken
- Stoneman
- Sukhdev Singh Sukha
Crime in Assam
- 1985 Merapani Incident
- 2012 Assam violence
- 2012 Guwahati molestation case
- 2013 Jhankar Saikia mob lynching
- 2016 Kokrajhar shooting
- December 2014 Assam violence
- Human rights abuses in Assam
- Kakopathar massacre
- Rhino poaching in Assam
- Rose Valley financial scandal
- Saradha Group financial scandal
- Secret Killings of Assam
- Terrorism in Assam
Crime in Nagaland
- 1985 Merapani Incident
- 1986 Killings of Kekuojalie Sachü and Vikhozo Yhoshü
- 1996 Dimapur car bombing
- 2004 Dimapur bombings
- 2015 Dimapur mob lynching
- 2021 Nagaland killings
Insurgency in Northeast India
- 1985 Merapani Incident
- 2003 South Bhutan clashes
- 2004 arms and ammunition haul in Chittagong
- 2011 Tirap ambush
- 2015 Indian counter-insurgency operation in Myanmar
- 2015 Manipur ambush
- Abhizeet Asom
- Achik Songna An'pachakgipa Kotok
- Anek
- Anup Chetia
- Assam separatist movements
- Dil Se..
- Heerak Jyoti Mahanta
- Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council
- Insurgency in Arunachal Pradesh
- Insurgency in Manipur
- Insurgency in Meghalaya
- Insurgency in Northeast India
- Insurgency in Tripura
- Involvement of Northeast Indian insurgents in the Myanmar conflict
- Kamtapur Liberation Organisation
- Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup
- Kangleipak Communist Party
- Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front
- Khonsa ambush
- Maoist Communist Party of Manipur
- Naga Conflict
- National Democratic Front of Boroland
- National Liberation Front of Tripura
- National Socialist Council of Nagaland
- Nongmaithem Pahari
- Operation Bajrang
- Operation Bluebird
- Paresh Baruah
- People's Liberation Army of Manipur
- People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak
- Ranjan Daimary
- Siege of Mukalimi
- Tapan Baruah
- Timeline of the Insurgency in Northeast India
- Tripura Peace Accord
- United Liberation Front of Asom
- United National Liberation Front
- United National Liberation Front of Western South East Asia
Internal territorial disputes
- 1985 Merapani Incident
- Belén de Bajirá
- Belagavi border dispute
- Ceará-Piauí border dispute
- Disputed territories of northern Iraq
- Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria
- Hogenakkal Falls
- Internal territorial disputes of the United States
- Jiagedaqi District
- Reunification of Brittany
- Sarchu
- Songling District
- Welkait question
June 1985 events in Asia
- 1985 Merapani Incident
- HaBonim disaster
- Operation Quds-1
- Operation Quds-2
- TWA Flight 847
Mass murder in 1985
- 1985 Bakhtar Afghan Airlines Antonov An-26 shootdown
- 1985 Beirut car bombings
- 1985 Gujarat riots
- 1985 Kuwait City bombings
- 1985 Lahad Datu ambush
- 1985 MOVE bombing
- 1985 Merapani Incident
- 1985 Nepal bombings
- 1985 Newry mortar attack
- 1985 Rome and Vienna airport attacks
- 1985 Zona Rosa attacks
- Air India Flight 182
- Amanzimtoti bombing
- EgyptAir Flight 648
- Eight Immortals Restaurant murders
- El Descanso bombing
- Gukurahundi
- Monbar Hotel attack
- Palace of Justice siege
- Petrus killings
Territorial disputes of India
- 1985 Merapani Incident
- 2001 Bangladesh–India border clashes
- 2013 Depsang standoff
- 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes
- 2022 Yangtse clash
- Agreement on the Political Parameters and Guiding Principles for the Settlement of the India-China Boundary Question, 2005
- Aksai Chin
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Asaphila
- Azad Kashmir
- Barahoti
- Border Peace and Tranquility Agreement, 1993
- Border Personnel Meeting Point
- Demchok sector
- Depsang Bulge
- Dhola Post
- Disputed territories of India
- Dzüko Valley
- Gilgit-Baltistan
- Hongshan Lake
- Hotan County
- India–Bangladesh enclaves
- Kalapani territory
- Kashmir conflict
- Langpih
- Lhünzê County
- Lipulekh Pass
- List of locations in Aksai Chin
- Migyitun
- New Moor
- Phursook Bay
- Report of the Officials on the Boundary Question
- Sino-Indian War
- Sino-Indian border dispute
- Sino-Pakistan Agreement
- Sir Creek
- Skakjung
- Sumdorong Chu
- Surigh Yilganing Kol
- Susta territory
- Timeline of the 2020–2022 China–India skirmishes
- Tin Bigha Corridor
- Trans-Karakoram Tract
- Tso Tang
- Tsona
- Zayu County