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So, there’s this armed separatist group in northeast India, right? They’ve been quiet for nearly 30 years because of a ceasefire, but now they’re threatening to pick up arms again. They’re saying Modi’s government hasn’t kept its promises from an agreement they signed back in 2015.
This Naga insurgency is India’s oldest, and they want their own homeland called “Nagalim,” which includes parts of India and Myanmar for their ethnic group. The conflict has been going on since 1947 and has killed about 20,000 people.
The group, NSCN-IM, had a ceasefire since 1997, and things looked hopeful when they signed a deal in 2015. But now their leader, Thuingaleng Muivah, is accusing Modi’s government of betraying that deal. They wanted their own flag and constitution, which they say was acknowledged back then, but India’s not moving forward.
Muivah’s even asking for third-party intervention now and has warned that if India doesn’t act, they’ll go back to violence. This could be a big headache for Modi. He’s already dealing with other issues in places like Punjab and Manipur, and now Nagaland might blow up again. Looks like things could get messy.
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An armed separatist group in a remote northeast Indian state on Friday threatened to “resume violent armed resistance” after nearly three decades of ceasefire, accusing New Delhi of failing to honor promises in earlier agreements.
The Naga insurgency, India’s oldest, is aimed at creating a separate homeland of Nagalim that unites parts of India’s mountainous northeast with areas of neighboring Myanmar for ethnic Naga people. About 20,000 people have died in the conflict since it began in 1947.
A ceasefire between the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah), a leading separatist group, and Indian security forces has held since it was enforced in 1997 and the group signed an agreement with New Delhi in 2015 toward striking a resolution on their demands.
But talks have stagnated since and in a statement Friday, the group’s chief, Thuingaleng Muivah, accused India of “betrayal of the letter and spirit” of the 2015 agreement.
India’s Interior Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Muivah’s remarks.
In a statement, Muivah urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s federal government to “respect and honor” the 2015 agreement, which he said “officially recognized and acknowledged” the right to a sovereign flag and constitution for the separatists.
Muivah proposed a “third party intervention” to resolve the impasse, threatening that it would resume violence if “such a political initiative was rejected.”
“The violent confrontation between India and Nagalim shall be purely on account of the deliberate betrayal and breach of commitment by India and its leadership to honor the letter and spirit of Framework Agreement of 2015,” he said.
“India and its leadership shall be held responsible for the catastrophic and adverse situation that will arise out of the violent armed conflict between India and Nagalim,” he said.
This Naga insurgency is India’s oldest, and they want their own homeland called “Nagalim,” which includes parts of India and Myanmar for their ethnic group. The conflict has been going on since 1947 and has killed about 20,000 people.
The group, NSCN-IM, had a ceasefire since 1997, and things looked hopeful when they signed a deal in 2015. But now their leader, Thuingaleng Muivah, is accusing Modi’s government of betraying that deal. They wanted their own flag and constitution, which they say was acknowledged back then, but India’s not moving forward.
Muivah’s even asking for third-party intervention now and has warned that if India doesn’t act, they’ll go back to violence. This could be a big headache for Modi. He’s already dealing with other issues in places like Punjab and Manipur, and now Nagaland might blow up again. Looks like things could get messy.
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India’s Naga separatists threaten to resume violence after decades-long truce
An armed separatist group in a remote northeast Indian state on Friday threatened to “resume violent armed resistance” after nearly three decades of ceasefire, accusing New Delhi of failing to honor promises in earlier agreements.
The Naga insurgency, India’s oldest, is aimed at creating a separate homeland of Nagalim that unites parts of India’s mountainous northeast with areas of neighboring Myanmar for ethnic Naga people. About 20,000 people have died in the conflict since it began in 1947.
A ceasefire between the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah), a leading separatist group, and Indian security forces has held since it was enforced in 1997 and the group signed an agreement with New Delhi in 2015 toward striking a resolution on their demands.
But talks have stagnated since and in a statement Friday, the group’s chief, Thuingaleng Muivah, accused India of “betrayal of the letter and spirit” of the 2015 agreement.
India’s Interior Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Muivah’s remarks.
In a statement, Muivah urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s federal government to “respect and honor” the 2015 agreement, which he said “officially recognized and acknowledged” the right to a sovereign flag and constitution for the separatists.
Muivah proposed a “third party intervention” to resolve the impasse, threatening that it would resume violence if “such a political initiative was rejected.”
“The violent confrontation between India and Nagalim shall be purely on account of the deliberate betrayal and breach of commitment by India and its leadership to honor the letter and spirit of Framework Agreement of 2015,” he said.
“India and its leadership shall be held responsible for the catastrophic and adverse situation that will arise out of the violent armed conflict between India and Nagalim,” he said.
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