Tribal Peace Agreement in Assam

Current Context: The Government of India (GoI), the Assam Government, and eight Tribal Groups of Assam signed a tripartite peace agreement in New Delhi.

To end the decade-old conflict between the tribal groups and tea garden workers in Assam, an agreement was signed between the GoI, the State Govt. of Assam, and 8 tribal groups.
Birsa Commando Force, All Adivasi National Liberation Army, Adivasi People’s Army, Adivasi Cobra Military of Assam, and Santhal Tiger Force were among the tribal groups that signed the agreement.
The objective behind signing the agreement is the upliftment of the tribal population along with the protection of their cultural, linguistic, and ethnic identities.
Upon the successful signing of the agreement, the Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that this was one more step towards making North East region extremism free by 2025.
He further iterated that several agreements viz. Bodo Accord, Karbi Anglong Agreement, etc., were signed in the North Eastern region to ensure peace and development.