Naga Peace Deal

At a time when the Naga peace talks remain centered around the demand for a separate flag and constitution, the biggest armed political group involved in negotiations, the NSCN(IM), has claimed that any "separate talks" on these matters is "not in sync" with the 2015 Framework Agreement it signed with the Centre.

Days before the crucial consultative meeting called by the Nagaland government with civil society groups and other stakeholders on October 15 on the vexed Naga peace process, the NSCN (IM), - an armed Naga group - on Tuesday claimed that the Naga peace deal is at the "threshold" of a final solution but that the deadlock over the demand for a separa...

Nagaland's foremost armed rebel group involved in the peace talks, the NSCN-IM, on Friday said that without a separate flag and constitution, the peace deal with the central government will not lead to an honourable solution.

The biggest Naga rebel group involved in the 18-year peace talk, the NSCN (Issac-Muivah) has released what they called the "original copy" of the 2015 framework agreement signed with the Centre. The group has accused RN Ravi -- the Governor and the Centre's interlocutor -- of "tweaking" the original framework agreement and "manipulating the content...

The centre had recognised the sovereignty of the Nagas through the framework agreement signed in 2015, the top leader of the most prominent rebel group in the region said on Friday, in a radical departure from the government line on the subject.

Five years after signing the framework agreement on the Naga peace deal with the Central government, the NSCN (IM) rebel group has said there is "trust deficit" indicating the group's unhappiness with Nagaland Governor and peace interlocutor RN Ravi.

A photograph of a rebel leader's son and his bride posing with automatic rifles at their Nagaland wedding reception has created a major controversy at a time when the centre is trying to close a historic peace deal with Naga groups in the northeast.

The chief of the Manipur-based militant group United National Liberation Front (UNLF), Rajkumar Meghen alias Sanayaima, was released from the Guwahati Central Jail on Saturday, a day ahead of his scheduled release.

The centre on Thursday rejected reports that it has arrived at a final settlement with rebel group NSCN(IM) in the 22-year-old Naga peace talks, clarifying that such a deal will be struck only after taking all stakeholders into consideration.

At a time when the ongoing Naga peace discussions are said to be in its most advanced stage, the main rebel groups involved in the talks, NSCN(IM), has hit out at Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju, labeling him "incompetent" to have a take on the future of the talks.

A day after the BJP announced that it would contest the upcoming Nagaland state elections together with the newly formed Nationalist Democratic People's Party (NDPP), Congress president Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the proposed Naga peace accord - a draft peace deal signed between the centre and an armed rebel grou...

Ahead of the Nagaland assembly elections, the BJP today announced that it would contest the polls in alliance with the newly formed National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) led by former chief minister Neiphiu Rio.

The assembly elections in Nagaland, set to be held on February 27, faced a roadblock today as all political parties in the state signed a joint declaration, refusing to issue tickets or file nominations for the polls.

There's tension in hill district of Dima Hasao in Assam after two people were killed in police firing during a violent demonstration to protest the reported inclusion of the district as part of Greater Nagaland. The district has seen protests over the last few days after a media report quoted an RSS functionary as saying that the draft of the Naga ...

The declaration of assembly polls in Nagaland might snowball into a major confrontation between the NSCN(IM) and the centre, with the Naga rebel group claiming that the elections would create serious obstacles in the way to the final solution to the peace process which is in an extremely advanced stage.

At a time when the Naga peace talks remain centered around the demand for a separate flag and constitution, the biggest armed political group involved in negotiations, the NSCN(IM), has claimed that any "separate talks" on these matters is "not in sync" with the 2015 Framework Agreement it signed with the Centre.

Days before the crucial consultative meeting called by the Nagaland government with civil society groups and other stakeholders on October 15 on the vexed Naga peace process, the NSCN (IM), - an armed Naga group - on Tuesday claimed that the Naga peace deal is at the "threshold" of a final solution but that the deadlock over the demand for a separa...

Nagaland's foremost armed rebel group involved in the peace talks, the NSCN-IM, on Friday said that without a separate flag and constitution, the peace deal with the central government will not lead to an honourable solution.

The biggest Naga rebel group involved in the 18-year peace talk, the NSCN (Issac-Muivah) has released what they called the "original copy" of the 2015 framework agreement signed with the Centre. The group has accused RN Ravi -- the Governor and the Centre's interlocutor -- of "tweaking" the original framework agreement and "manipulating the content...

The centre had recognised the sovereignty of the Nagas through the framework agreement signed in 2015, the top leader of the most prominent rebel group in the region said on Friday, in a radical departure from the government line on the subject.

Five years after signing the framework agreement on the Naga peace deal with the Central government, the NSCN (IM) rebel group has said there is "trust deficit" indicating the group's unhappiness with Nagaland Governor and peace interlocutor RN Ravi.

A photograph of a rebel leader's son and his bride posing with automatic rifles at their Nagaland wedding reception has created a major controversy at a time when the centre is trying to close a historic peace deal with Naga groups in the northeast.

The chief of the Manipur-based militant group United National Liberation Front (UNLF), Rajkumar Meghen alias Sanayaima, was released from the Guwahati Central Jail on Saturday, a day ahead of his scheduled release.

The centre on Thursday rejected reports that it has arrived at a final settlement with rebel group NSCN(IM) in the 22-year-old Naga peace talks, clarifying that such a deal will be struck only after taking all stakeholders into consideration.

At a time when the ongoing Naga peace discussions are said to be in its most advanced stage, the main rebel groups involved in the talks, NSCN(IM), has hit out at Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju, labeling him "incompetent" to have a take on the future of the talks.

A day after the BJP announced that it would contest the upcoming Nagaland state elections together with the newly formed Nationalist Democratic People's Party (NDPP), Congress president Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the proposed Naga peace accord - a draft peace deal signed between the centre and an armed rebel grou...

Ahead of the Nagaland assembly elections, the BJP today announced that it would contest the polls in alliance with the newly formed National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) led by former chief minister Neiphiu Rio.

The assembly elections in Nagaland, set to be held on February 27, faced a roadblock today as all political parties in the state signed a joint declaration, refusing to issue tickets or file nominations for the polls.

There's tension in hill district of Dima Hasao in Assam after two people were killed in police firing during a violent demonstration to protest the reported inclusion of the district as part of Greater Nagaland. The district has seen protests over the last few days after a media report quoted an RSS functionary as saying that the draft of the Naga ...

The declaration of assembly polls in Nagaland might snowball into a major confrontation between the NSCN(IM) and the centre, with the Naga rebel group claiming that the elections would create serious obstacles in the way to the final solution to the peace process which is in an extremely advanced stage.