“Once there is peace in Nagaland, there is all hope, that the sanguinary battle fields of North East India will descend to calm. The only quirk will still remain with Assam, as the Paresh Barua faction of the ULFA, is yet to come overground, and is fighting to the last cause. But, they seem to be in a minority. The Government of India must be given credit for tenaciously pursuing the Nagaland peace process for a decade, with the help of various interlocutors”
Peace in Nagaland?
by Ananya S Guha
This decision if one may call it of the NSCN ( I-M) is very significant and brings into fore a flexible way of looking at things for peace and development. However the two factions of the NSCN must work together on this. Reoports indicate that the two factions are mellowing down on issues.
Nagaland is the crucible of socio political unrest in North East in addition to Assam. Over four decades, the tribulations of Nagaland contributed to developments in the other states as well. In fact the militant groups in the different states of North East India had always an understanding, and an affinity for each other, towards what it considered a common goal. The rebel forces believed in the precept of a common enemy, or that, enemy’s enemy is a friend. This helped to bring them together on a common platform of warring with the Indian Government, and events of recalcitrance in one state always affected the other, leading to turmoil in almost all the states of North East India.
Once there is peace in Nagaland, there is all hope, that the sanguinary battle fields of North East India will descend to calm. The only quirk will still remain with Assam, as the Paresh Barua faction of the ULFA, is yet to come overground, and is fighting to the last cause.
But, they seem to be in a minority. The Government of India must be given credit for tenaciously pursuing the Nagaland peace process for a decade, with the help of various interlocutors. boloji.com