Nagaland Peace Talks To Resume In New Delhi Today
NDTV
Nagaland's NSCN (IM) and Central government's interlocutor AK Mishra will hold formal talks in New Delhi today
A fresh round of formal talks between Central government's interlocutor AK Mishra and the leadership of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak Muivah) or NSCN (IM), the biggest Naga armed group involved in the Nagaland peace process, is likely to start today. A seven-member NSCN (IM) delegation is currently in New Delhi to discuss Naga political issues with the Centre.
On September 12, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had met the members of the core committee of the Nagaland assembly, led by Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio. On September 17, the committee members held talks with the NSCN (IM) leadership in Dimapur.
This fresh round of talks assumes significance since there was a deadlock last year over serious differences between the then interlocutor and Nagaland Governor RN Ravi. The deadlock was largely over the NSCN (IM) demands for a separate Naga flag and a separate constitution as part of the final deal. Mr Ravi was later removed as Interlocutor and transferred to Tamil Nadu as Governor.
The union government has been holding two separate parleys with the NSCN (IM) since 1997 and the Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) comprising seven organisations since 2017. The Centre signed an FA with NSCN (IM) on August 3, 2015, and also entered into an agreed position with NNPGs in December 2017.
