Nagaland Governor R.N. Ravi may have failed to declare a final peace accord to end the decades-old Naga insurgency problem on the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on October 31, but he will win some praise from the Prime Minister’s Office for having brought the biggest Naga insurgent outfit, NSCN(IM), on board. The government is now hopeful of a final settlement within the framework of the Indian Constitution.
On Thursday, both sides agreed that the peace accord will be based on the framework agreement. A senior leader of the NSCN(IM) told THE WEEK that there has been a positive outcome and both sides have agreed in principle the framework agreement. The outcome of the talks bails out Ravi who has been under pressure to ink a peace deal within the framework of the Indian Constitution by October 31.Read More…
