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02/08/2005: "Call for Peace End the war between India and Nagaland"

Naga International Support Center, NISC


A human rights organization

Press Release
Amsterdam, January 24 2004

Call for Peace
End the war between India and Nagaland


The Naga Internationals Support Center, NISC, praises both the Government of India and the Naga Peoples for their efforts in seriously engaging in talks leading to lasting peace.



NISC specifically praises the Government of India for inviting the leaders to India and Nagaland to have talks aimed at achieving peace so the long war, lasting over 50 years now, can come to an end. NISC praises the Nagas for having broad consultations among all concerned for opening up to all interests and voices in Nagaland and their neighbours.



Though NISC realizes that this is an historic opportunity, it is precisely interests of people, organizations and states that aim to hamper the positive flow of the peace talks, keeping them from coming together. Those disruptive forces were also formed during the course of the war and are thus part of their historical backgrounds. For instance, it is known that the states were only formed after the Indo-Naga war began. During the course of the divide and rule policy of India within the Nagaland homeland of the Naga Peoples once known as the Naga Hills, to save the stand to determine their own future, the Nagas fell prey to three warring organisations.



NISC calls on all Nagas to come together as one. NISC, as a human rights organisation, fervently supports the right to self determination of the Nagas, and calls on Nagas to set the sharp differences aside, correct the mistakes made in the past, stop the bickering and come to mutual understanding. Reconcile, admit, forgive, be honourable and come together.



From India’s perspective, it was Nehru who unleashed this unfortunate war on the Naga Peoples, thus:



NISC calls on the Government of India to review the decision made back then. NISC also calls on the Government of India to review what Great Britain really handed over to the then Union of India. In other words, “How could that nation hand over excluded areas peopled by Free Nagas?”



NISC adheres to the declaration of 4th Naga Peoples Consultation to Strengthen Indo-Naga Political Talks held at Hebron on 20-21 January 2005:



The Naga peoples and organizations covering across the length and breadth of the Naga Homeland after two days of intensive, sincere and honest interaction with the Collective Leadership of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland declare:



1. The fullest support for an honourable solution to the Indo-Naga political issue on the basis of the uniqueness of Naga History and situation:
2. That the unification of the Naga areas is legitimate and therefore non-negotiable:
3. That the political solution should be found through peaceful means; and
4. That both government of India and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland uphold utmost honesty and sincerity towards finding a political solution.


For more information: email nisc@nagalim.nl or visit our website www.nagalim.nl