Rumblings in the North East: Naga Peace Accord
It has been 22 years since talks between NSCN-IM and the government officially began in 1997. In August 2015, the Union government signed a framework agreement to seek a final solution with NSCN-IM. The seven Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) joined the talks later by signing a ‘Deed of Commitment’ with the government in 2017.Recently, the government of India had set 31st October 2019 as the deadline to finalise the agreement for resolving the seven-decade-old insurgency problem. However, the Naga peace accord is yet to be finalised.
Background
- The British annexed Assam in 1826, and in 1881, the Naga Hills ....