Editing Secession (section)

===India===
{{Main|Separatist movements of India}}

Pakistan seceded from the [[British-Indian Empire]] in what is known as [[Partition of India|the Partition]].
Today, the [[Constitution of India]] does not allow [[States and union territories of India|Indian states]] to secede from the Union.

The [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir]] hosts some [[Kashmiri nationalism|paramilitary nationalists]] who advocate for a Muslim state, in opposition to the Indian establishment. They are mostly in the [[Kashmir Valley|Valley of Kashmir]] since 1989, where the [[Indian Army]] sometimes patrols, having bases along the [[Line of Control|nearby international border]]. They are supported by Pakistan, which has allegedly funded many terrorist, separatist outfits with the goal of destabilizing India, according to the [[Research and Analysis Wing|Indian Research and Analysis Wing]], though the country denies any direct involvement. The [[Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir|Kashmir insurgency]] reached at its peak influence in the 1990s.

Other secessionist movements in [[Nagaland]], [[Assam]], [[Manipur]], [[Indian Punjab|Punjab]] (known as the [[Khalistan movement]]), [[Mizoram]] and [[Tripura]], [[Tamil Nadu]] . The violent [[Naxalite–Maoist insurgency]] operates in [[East India|eastern rural India]] is rarely considered secessionist as its goal is to overthrow the [[government of India]]. The [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]]'s commanders idealise a [[Communist state|Communist republic]] to be made up swathes of India.