According to the 2011 census, 12.5 million people, or 12% of India's total tribal population, live in North East India's 135 recognized tribal tribes with scheduled tribe status. Nowadays, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh are home to the majority of the North East's tribal population. Let's first examine the kinds of disputes that take place in Northeast India: 1. National disputes centered on the idea of a different or unique homeland.2. Ethnic wars, in which several smaller tribal communities use violence against each other and the governments to maintain their political and cultural dominance.3. Sub-regional conflicts in which they ask for the recognition of sub-regional aspirations and these conflicts are directly with the state or central governments. <h3>﻿What is Ethnic violence?</h3>Ethnicity refers to the cultural, linguistic, and even religious traits that define a group of people. Now Ethnic violence refers to the conflict between ethnic tribes and groups of people, It may be in the form of riots, migrations etc. Let us now analyze the depth of the violence in these North Eastern states:﻿Manipur: In 1949, it joined India and, in 1972, it was granted statehood by the Northeast Areas Reorganisation Act of 1971. Records show that there are 35 communities in Manipur, the bulk of them are tribal communities, the Nagas, Khukis, and Meiteis.<ul><li>Another crucial factor to note is that Meiteis make up the bulk of this population. </li><li>Meities now reside in the bountiful valley. The only place for nagas and khukis to live is on hills and mountains.</li><li>The region's demography is made up of hills and valleys; as a result, Maeities live in the fertile lowlands and Nagas and Khukis inhabit the hills.</li><li>Their residence in these regions is justified by the fact that the tribes that were granted scheduled tribe status must be residing in the hilly regions.</li></ul>Now it is obvious that valleys are fewer in this region so Meities have to restrict to confined areas. This is the main reason for the unrest in Manipur as recently seen in the news. The government's stance on including Meities in the scheduled tribes provoked anger among other communities, resulting in ethnic&nbsp;bloodshed.<ul><li>The rebel National Socialist Council (NSCN) of Naga was established in September 1993 as a result of the struggle between the Naga and Kuki.</li><li>This group killed more than 115 kukis about 230 total people were killed in the conflict and about one lakh had to be displaced. This is related to the ethnic dispute which was a land dispute that the Kukis consider as theirs which may be a part of Greater Nagalim.</li></ul>

<ul><li>What is Ethnic Violence? Why North-East India face frequent enthic issues.</li><li>Ethnic diversity often leads to competition and conflicts for power and resources.</li><li>Demographic changes, Natural disasters &amp; lack of development, International interest in this area makes this region a conflict-prone. </li><li>Different major states of North-East have different associated Issues &amp; Conflicts which needs to discuss.</li></ul>