Govt Signs Peace Accord With Naga Rebels

Security Issues North East Problem

In an attempt to restore peace in the North-East, the Centre has signed an accord with a dominant Naga insurgent group, the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah). The Centre called it a ‘historic’ event but left everyone guessing about the contents of the agreement.
The NSCN (IM) has been in a ceasefire agreement with the government since 1997 and talks have been going on to arrive at a settlement plan since then.
The NSCN (Khaplang), a breakaway faction of the NSCN (IM), which attacked and killed 20 Army men on June 4, is not a signatory to the accord.
Government’s Interlocutor for Naga peace talks RN Ravi, a former intelligence officer, signed the agreement on behalf of the government.
The NSCN was formed by Isak Chishi Swu, Thuingaleng Muivah and SS Khaplang in early 1980s for opposing the 1975 Shillong Accord that was signed between the then Naga National Council and the Centre. The objective of the group was to establish a sovereign nation called Nagalim through insurgency. In 1988, the NSCN split into two groups—NSCN (Isak-Muivah) and NSCN (Khaplang). There was a disagreement between leaders of these groups over holding peace talks with the Centre. Under the Shillong Accord, the then Naga leadership had accepted the Constitution of India.

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