Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan, former chairman of the Ceasefire Monitoring Group, says the Centre has to make the Nagas trust that the Indian state will look after them for a peace deal to work.
The village in Manipur’s Ukhrul district has contributed several leaders to the Naga movement and is the home of the current NSCN(I-M) general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah.
Modi govt is keen to seal a deal at the earliest. But disparate demands & call for inclusive solution has meant the parties are unable to set a deadline.
A closed-door meeting was held between Centre's interlocutor and Nagaland governor R N Ravi and representatives of the Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) Friday.
While the talks are ongoing between the top levels of the government and the NSCN (I-M), other Naga groups have come out openly in favour of the peace deal.
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