The KLA is financed primarily by kidnapping for ransom and extortion

After prolonged operations by the Indian Army in Manipur in October 2005, the KLA was one of several Kuki insurgent groups that agreed to observe a cease-fire and pursue peaceful negotiations with the government.  Currently, it is unclear whether this stand-down will hold.  In any case, the KLA is a small insurgent group even by Kuki standards, and while the outfit might continue kidnapping for ransom, the KLA cannot be considered a major security threat in the region.

National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) -- Founding Group (Suspected)
United People's Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) -- Enemy

The Kuki Revolutionary Army is a tribal terrorist organization fighting for an autonomous administrative council for the minority Christian Kuki tribe in India.  They are located in the Karbi Anglong district of Assam, one of seven northeastern Indian states (seven sisters) plagued by insurgencies, ethnic and tribal fighting, and poor economic conditions. <p><br />In December 1999, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) allegedly helped form the KRA by supplying arms and training in order to counter the influence of the Kuki National Army (KNA).  The KNA's objective of forming an independent Kukiland (comprised of territory from India and Myanmar for the Kuki tribe) conflicts with the NSCN-IM's desire for an independent state, Nagaland, for the Naga tribe. <p><br />Since its formation, the KRA has been engaged in an insurgency against the Indian government and the retaliatory kidnappings, arson attacks, and killings of various tribal groups.  KRA operatives have also attacked members of their own tribe for offering support to the KNA.  Due to the violence and unrest in the surrounding areas, many Kukis have migrated to the Karbi Anglong district, angering the majority Muslim Karbi tribes.  The KRA and militant Karbi groups, such as the United People's Democratic Solidarity, are fighting to try to establish territorial supremacy and control over the lucrative narcotics and ginger trades in the area.  <br />