NAMRATA GOSWAMI
TROUBLE: “The NSCN (K) ceasefire with Myanmar was opposed by other Naga armed groups including the NSCM (I-M).” File photo shows Naga boys with their weapons during the 33rd Republic Day celebration of the NSCM (I-M) in Nagaland.
With the NSCN (K) withdrawing from the ceasefire, trouble could brew once more in Nagaland, putting the government’s ambitious plans for an ASEAN trade gateway at risk
When the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government took power at the Centre, it fast-tracked a solution to the long-standing Nagaland issue and set a deadline of 18 months in November 2014. The renewed focus raised the stakes for the Naga people to achieve an accord. A further impetus came via the plan to transform Nagaland and Manipur into India’s trade gateway to the ASEAN countries. This made peace even more urgent.
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