.The deal was inked at 7 RCR in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and NSCN-IM general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah.
According to a statement released by the NDA Government after Monday's deal, "This agreement will end the oldest insurgency in the country. It will restore peace and pave the way for prosperity in the North East. It will advance a life of dignity, opportunity and equity for the Naga people, based on their genius and consistent with the uniqueness of the Naga people and their culture and traditions."
The successful conclusion of the accord (signed by Th Muivah on behalf of the NSCN-IM and RN Ravi, the interlocutor on behalf of the Government of India) sends a right signal to make peace with groups in the region and move into a conflict resolution mode. Other Naga factions like the NSCN (KK) and NSCN R will fall in place in due course if this works out. The NSCN (Khaplang) will remain to hold out but is likely to face the brunt of coordinated operations by the Myanmar and Indian Army in the future
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with NSCN (IM) General Secretary Thuingaleng Muivah at the signing ceremony of historic peace accord between Government of India & NSCN, in New Delhi on Monday.
Naga Insurgency is the oldest insurgency in the world. It started with the departure of the British from India.
The Naga leaders never wanted to join the Union of India and wanted Nagaland to become an independent state. It did not happen. Nagaland was 'forced' to join the Union of India, as the first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, was against an independent Naga nation.
The Naga militancy has seen several ups and downs since 1947. The major breakthrough happened during the more 'sympathetic' VP Singh Regime in the 1989-90.
The Naga leader in exile Angami Phizho was even able to return to Nagaland without accepting Indian passport. The VP Singh government fell, Phizho died and the Naga militants went back to the jungles.
For forty years (1956-96) armed Naga insurgent groups fought India’s powerful military machine to a stalemate until both sides announced a ceasefire in 1997 and started negotiations for a settlement that has had more than 80 rounds of negotiations in destinations across the world.
The actual formal peace talks started only in 1997
During AB Vajpayee's regime, the NSCN (IM) leaders returned to India and held the most fruitful talks with the Centre. Former Union home secretary K Padmanabhaiah was the interlocutor of the Centre then.
The NSCN (IM) leaders stayed back in India under government patronage and protection
After the Congress returned to power in 2004, senior Congress leader Oscar Fernandes was the emissary of the Centre. But the talks made no headway
During the run up to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Narendra Modi visited Nagaland and promised an everlasting peace. He even campaigned there. The then Nagaland chief minister Rio joined the NDA and even won. Ironically Rio is nobody in Nagaland politics today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was directly supervising the historic peace accord signed between the Centre and Nagaland insurgent group Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM). Modi insisted on a timeframe to reach the historic deal and the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) took operational control to strategise the deal with NSCN-IM.
Just a few minutes before the accord was announced, the Prime Minister had tweeted about a significant declaration on Monday evening sending all media houses into a tizzy.
Speaking at the landmark event, Modi said that economic transformation of the Northeastern region has always been a top priority for his government.
After signing the landmark deal,Prime Minister Modi took to Twitter to communicate that he had spoked to former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Nagaland Governor PB Acharya and state Chief Minister TR Zeliang
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