National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB)

Kamtapur Liberation Organization -- Ally
National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) -- Ally

<a href="terrorist_organizations_by_country.asp?id=BT">Bhutan</a>, <a href="terrorist_organizations_by_country.asp?id=BM">Burma (Myanmar)</a>, <a href="terrorist_organizations_by_country.asp?id=IN">India</a>

Kidnapping for ransom; Extortion of non-Bodo populace; Chin National Liberation Army (CNLA), a militant outfit of Burma, supplies arms to the NDFB

The National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was formed in 1988 under the name Bodo Security Force (BSF or BdSF).  The terrorist organization re-named itself the National Democratic Front of Bodoland on November 25, 1994.  NDFB is a terrorist organization that aims to separate a portion of land from India with which to create a fully independent country for the Bodo people.  The Bodo ethnic group is based in India's Assam region, and therefore NDFB aims to break part of the Assam region off from India.  The Assam region comprises the most northeast portion of India and relative to other areas of India, Assam is isolated and underdeveloped.  This situation has given rise to several terrorist organizations in the region, some of which advocate for increased rights for their particular tribe, fight for an autonomous region/country separate from India, and/or aim to establish a socialist government in this region. <P><br /><br />The NDFB was originally formed to advocate specifically for the Bodo people.  The group objected to the arrival of Bengali settlers, as well as Assamese people native to the region, all of which fought over land rights.  The NDFB also objected to a lack of economic development in their region.  Finally, the NDFB protested the treatment of their Bodo language, which they preferred to maintain in a Roman script, due to the group's predominantly Christian membership.  Since their founding, the NDFB's principal objective has been watered down.  The group now allies itself with other tribes and groups, including Assamese terrorist organizations.  Still, the NDFB maintains its objective of creating an independent country of "Bodoland" for its people.