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.
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.
NSCN(I-M) has alleged that media is reporting distorted and manipulated stories on the Naga issue targeting the rebel group and its chief Thuingaleng Muivah.
How many agreements is the government of India expected to negotiate with the rebel Nagas? The NSCN-IM needs to be shown its place, and peace deal signed.
Kuki rebel groups are wary of central govt’s talks with NSCN (I-M) and delay in their own talks due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which they label ‘procrastination’.
In episode 555 of #CuttheClutter, ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta says for NSCN(I-M) chief Thuingaleng Muivah, a settlement is the end of the road for him.
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