Tani Army

The Tani Army is a Tani insurgent group that serves as the military wing of the National Socialist Council of Taniland (NSCT), a separatist organization advocating a separate country called Taniland for the Tani people, encompassing areas inhabited by various Tani tribes, in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.^[1][2][3][4]

Tani Army
Flag of the Tani Army
Leaders	Anthony Doke
Dates of operation	June 2005 (2005-06) – present
Headquarters	Undisclosed camps near the Indo-Myanmar border
Active regions	Arunachal Pradesh, India Assam, India Sagaing Region, Myanmar China
Ideology	Tani nationalism
Size	Not publicly disclosed
Part of	National Socialist Council of Taniland, formerly National Liberation Council of Taniland
Battles and wars	Insurgency in Northeast India
Designated as a terrorist group by	India

Activities

In December 2024, the UTA publicly opposed the construction of mega Dams in Arunachal Pradesh, demanding the cancellation of all Memorandum of understanding (MoUs) and Memorandum of agreement (MoAs) signed with hydropower developers.^[5] The group released videos showcasing their camps, reportedly located near the Indo-Myanmar border, and displayed their arsenal of weapons.^[6]

The activities of the UTA have prompted a heightened security response from Indian authorities. In January 2025, the Arunachal Pradesh Police arrested individuals allegedly involved in recruiting youths into the UTA. Anthony Doke the Commander in Chief of Tani army, has refuted these claims, asserting that the detained individuals are former NLCT members with no current affiliation to the UTA.^[7]

See also

• Naga Army
• Insurgency in Northeast India
• Insurgency in Arunachal Pradesh
• 1953 Achingmori incident