Naga Rebels

NSCN-IM General Secretary Thuingaleng Muivah on Monday asserted that the separate flag and constitution for the Nagas, contentious issues that have stalled the peace process, are inseparable from the sovereignty of the people.

A fresh round of talks between the central government and the leadership of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak Muivah) or NSCN-IM is expected to be held at Dimapur today, officials said.

Nagaland Governor RN Ravi, in his Republic day speech, once again attacked the armed rebel groups and a section of the government, accusing them of being in a nexus that was the cause of state's underdevelopment.

A faction of Naga rebels, led by the most wanted leader Niki Sumi, has decided to revive its ceasefire with the Centre with immediate effect. In a statement, the group -- which revoked a 15-year-old ceasefire agreement in 2015 -- said they have contacted the Central government for initiating peace talks.

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 NSCN (IM) - the main armed rebel group involved in the Naga Peace Talks with the central government - has accused the paramilitary personnel of the Assam Rifles of being "unwitting" coronavirus carriers who were contaminating Naga cadres by raiding their homes. In a statement issued on Sunday, the group also said troops should be confined to th...

The Congress on Wednesday attacked the government over Naga rebel group NSCN-IM's claim that the 2015 Framework Agreement was signed after a series of discussions based on the principle of "shared-sovereignty", and sought answers over the deal.

The Prime Minister's Office is "disturbed" over the standoff in the Naga peace talks between Nagaland Governor RN Ravi, who is also the centre's interlocutor, and various rebel groups over the past few months and has asked the Intelligence Bureau chief to take over, top sources have told NDTV.

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.

With peace talks ongoing, Naga rebel group NSCN (IM) and security forces are at loggerheads after the latter claim to have busted a recruitment racket and rescued 32 people in Mon district of Nagaland

Days after footage of a Naga rebel leader's son and his bride posing with automatic rifles at their Dimapur wedding reception sparked a controversy in Nagaland, the state police today registered a case against them under the Arms Act.

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.

NSCN-IM General Secretary Thuingaleng Muivah on Monday asserted that the separate flag and constitution for the Nagas, contentious issues that have stalled the peace process, are inseparable from the sovereignty of the people.

A fresh round of talks between the central government and the leadership of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak Muivah) or NSCN-IM is expected to be held at Dimapur today, officials said.

Nagaland Governor RN Ravi, in his Republic day speech, once again attacked the armed rebel groups and a section of the government, accusing them of being in a nexus that was the cause of state's underdevelopment.

A faction of Naga rebels, led by the most wanted leader Niki Sumi, has decided to revive its ceasefire with the Centre with immediate effect. In a statement, the group -- which revoked a 15-year-old ceasefire agreement in 2015 -- said they have contacted the Central government for initiating peace talks.

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 NSCN (IM) - the main armed rebel group involved in the Naga Peace Talks with the central government - has accused the paramilitary personnel of the Assam Rifles of being "unwitting" coronavirus carriers who were contaminating Naga cadres by raiding their homes. In a statement issued on Sunday, the group also said troops should be confined to th...

The Congress on Wednesday attacked the government over Naga rebel group NSCN-IM's claim that the 2015 Framework Agreement was signed after a series of discussions based on the principle of "shared-sovereignty", and sought answers over the deal.

The Prime Minister's Office is "disturbed" over the standoff in the Naga peace talks between Nagaland Governor RN Ravi, who is also the centre's interlocutor, and various rebel groups over the past few months and has asked the Intelligence Bureau chief to take over, top sources have told NDTV.

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.

With peace talks ongoing, Naga rebel group NSCN (IM) and security forces are at loggerheads after the latter claim to have busted a recruitment racket and rescued 32 people in Mon district of Nagaland

Days after footage of a Naga rebel leader's son and his bride posing with automatic rifles at their Dimapur wedding reception sparked a controversy in Nagaland, the state police today registered a case against them under the Arms Act.

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.