Overview

• The extension of AFSPA affects eight districts and 21 police stations in Nagaland, and three districts in Arunachal Pradesh.
• The AFSPA grants armed forces the authority to search, arrest, and use force without a warrant in designated 'disturbed areas'.
• This decision follows a review of the security situation in both states, which have significant border regions with Myanmar, China, and Bhutan.
• Various political parties and organizations continue to demand the complete repeal of AFSPA, citing human rights violations.
• The Supreme Court recently closed an FIR against Army personnel involved in the 2021 Oting massacre in Nagaland, sparking further debate on the law.