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{{Short description|Tani political activist and separatist insurgent}}
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| name = Anthony Doke
| other_names = commander‑in‑chief of the [[Tani Army]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Police bust cross‑border militant recruitment network in Arunachal |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/police-bust-cross-border-militant-recruitment-network-in-arunachal-101746710712496.html |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=6 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=The Assam Tribune |title=Police bust militant recruitment racket in Arunachal Pradesh |url=https://assamtribune.com/north-east/police-bust-militant-recruitment-racket-in-arunachal-pradesh-1576801 |newspaper=The Assam Tribune |date=9 May 2025}}</ref>
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| caption = Anthony Doke in 2025
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| birth_place = Arunachal Pradesh, India<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff Reporter |title=Assam police arrest Anthony Doke and two others |url=https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2019/03/17/assam-police-arrest-anthony-doke-and-two-others/ |newspaper=The Arunachal Times |date=17 March 2019}}</ref>
| known_for = Former Chairman of the National Liberation Council of Taniland<ref>{{cite web |title=National Liberation Council of Tani Land (NLCT): Incident Text |url=https://satp.org/terrorist-incident-text/india/national-liberation-council-of-tani-land-nlct_Oct-2009 |website=SATP |date=October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Police bust cross‑border militant recruitment network in Arunachal |url=https://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/militant-network-busted-in-arunachal/articleshow/121006598.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |date=9 May 2025}}</ref>
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'''Anthony Doke''' is a Tani terrorist and separatist insurgent who is the chairman of the [[Tani Army]], an armed group operating in [[Arunachal Pradesh]], India. He was previously associated with the [[National Liberation Council]] of Taniland (NLCT), a separatist group active in the early 2000s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-17 |title=Police picking up former NLCT members is harassment, says Doke {{!}} The Arunachal Times |url=https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2025/01/17/police-picking-up-former-nlct-members-is-harassment-says-doke/?utm_source=chatgpt.com#google_vignette |access-date=2025-05-06 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Early involvement with NLCT ==
Doke's involvement in regional militancy began with the NLCT, which was formed around 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-09 |title=Arunachal Police bust cross-border militant recruitment network |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/arunachal-news/arunachal-police-bust-cross-border-militant-recruitment-network |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=The Sentinel - of this Land, for its People |language=en}}</ref> The group aimed to establish an independent Taniland and was involved in various extortion activities.<ref>{{Cite news |title=police-bust-cross-border-militant-recruitment-network-in-arunachal |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/police-bust-cross-border-militant-recruitment-network-in-arunachal-101746710712496.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> By the end of 2010, the NLCT had been largely neutralized by state police forces; many of its operatives were arrested or surrendered, including Doke himself. At its peak, the NLCT had approximately 15 operatives.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1027605006073785&id=100064728845013&set=a.481530847347873&utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=www.facebook.com}}</ref>

== Leadership of the United Tani Army ==
Following the decline of the NLCT, Doke emerged as the leader of the United Tani Army (UTA), an armed group advocating for the rights and autonomy of the Tani people in Arunachal Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Arunachal's Shadow Outfit |url=https://www.uniindia.com/news/east/arunachal-shadow-outfit/ |work=UNI News}}</ref> In recent years, Doke has been vocal in opposing large-scale hydropower projects in the region, demanding that the state government rescind all Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and Agreements (MoAs) signed for such projects.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2025-05-09 |title=Arunachal Pradesh Police Dismantle Cross-Border Militant Recruitment Network |url=https://arunachal24.in/arunachal-pradesh-police-dismantle-cross-border-militant-recruitment-network/ |access-date=2025-05-14 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In January 2025, Doke alleged that the state police were harassing former NLCT members by linking them to the UTA, despite their having left militancy behind.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=2025-01-17 |title=Arunachal Pradesh police appeal to armed group members to return, key recruiter held |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Jan/17/arunachal-pradesh-police-appeal-to-armed-group-members-to-return-key-recruiter-held? |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He emphasized that the current UTA operatives are fresh recruits and that former NLCT members have started new lives.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-31 |title=United Tani Army's Anthony Doke releases base videos showing weapons {{!}} The Arunachal Times |url=https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2024/12/31/united-tani-armys-anthony-doke-releases-base-videos-showing-weapons/ |access-date=2025-05-14 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Doke's activities have drawn scrutiny from law enforcement agencies. In an interview, he stated that he would soon present a detailed plan about his organization and its motives. Additionally, an unnamed official disclosed that Doke was based in Myanmar, and that "the camps shown in the videos look likely to be that of the NSCN (K-YA)."<ref>{{Cite web |last=SATP |date=2025-02-24 |title=India: Troubled Borders In Arunachal Pradesh – Analysis |url=https://www.eurasiareview.com/25022025-india-troubled-borders-in-arunachal-pradesh-analysis/ |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=Eurasia Review |language=en-US}}</ref>

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AAZAMAZEEM at 23:02, 10 February 2026