Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Among the lesser-known facts in the annals of insurgency in India’s Northeast is Nepal’s linkages with separatist outfits operating in the restive region. Such linkages were visible and well-known with the other neighbouring countries surrounding the border region, including Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan and China.
Declassified British Intelligence documents reveal that the Nepal government had decided to offer support to the Naga National Council (NNC)’s bid for Nagaland’s sovereignty in the United Nations.
“In June 1962 George Patterson reported that the Nepalese Government were willing to give written support to the Naga delegation at the United Nations, and in September 1963 David Astor was said to have approached Eire to raise the Naga problem at the United Nations,” says the document, which The Diplomat has accessed. Further, it mentions that “Michael Scott frequently advocated United Nations intervention in Nagaland but the Naga issue has not yet been raised at the General Assembly.”
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