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03/06/2009: "Pulling the Indo-Naga Peace talks back on track : Realism is required? NISC"

Pulling the Indo-Naga Peace talks back on track : Realism is required? NISC
The peace talks between the Government of India and the Government of Nagalim have come to a grinding halt. Why? Because the Government of India stalls for time, divides to rule as it hopes to wear out the Naga Peoples like it has been partially successful with the Boros and others. Knowing the history of the Nagas the question now is if, on the basis of these facts this is the wise thing to do

- The war unleashed upon the Nagas was in initiated by the first Government of India, by its Prime Minister Jawarhalal Nehru who said his Armed Forces could crush the Nagas in a day
- In spite of nearly 300.000 Nagas killed time and again the Nagas showed willingness to settle this conflict India is responsible for amicably
- Nagas came up with proposals for a solution, the Indian Government did not
- Indian generals gave up the military solution because they knew and experienced that this conflict was a political one.
- A second ceasefire was agreed upon unconditionally and without mentioning areas where it would be valid yet The Government of India – unilaterally now states it will talk peace ‘within’ the Constitution and let its forces decide in which area the ceasefire is valid
- The Indian Emissaries of the ‘highest level’ of the Indian Government have stated they would come up with ‘an interim solution’ for the longest running conflict of modern times, but retracted

These few examples show what India inflicted and inflicts on the Nagas, how it betrayed and double-crossed. It shows for India the talks are held for cosmetic reasons while stalling for time. Yet the Naga negotiators want India to understand the Nagas, they don’t want to anger India; they in fact want good relations with their big brother. The Nagas have shown that by coming as close as possible to India regarding this future relationship. Yet India’s answer to that was retraction of their unpublished ‘interim proposal’ while unilaterally limiting the Nagas to talks ‘within the Constitution of India’. This uneven game of big nation India, 200.000 soldiers worth, bullying the small nation Nagalim can last forever if India does not show realism; this realism:

- Nagas will never give up their fight for self determination, their fight for freedom
- Nagas can loose a battle, in the short run, they can be driven into corners, they can be separated, they can be disunited, but they will never give up.

- They will never give up because they are rooted in their soil and convinced of their right to be one people, convinced of their being a free people; not a people to be dominated by another people with alien culture and religion. Nagas know who they are and that they have never been part of the Indian Empire; not historically, not ethnically, not culturally, not religiously. Nagas know it was because of the British they have been made part and parcel of India. And, they know that this is wrong. Even those who serve India’s alien administration know they want to be part of a Free Nagalim. This also true for Naga soldiers in the Indian Army and Assam Rifles. The Naga cause is the peoples’ cause and in the short run they may loose a battle but in the long run they resurge and with them the Northeast. Does India want to loose out in the long run?

- Nagas will be forgiving when treated fairly but will fight when injustice has been committed on them

- Considering what happened and who is responsible: since India refuses to solve this conflict honorably, the Naga International Support Center strongly suggests a third Party to take part in the talks to observe and to witness.

- Considering too that this war leaves thousands of civilians and the people stripped of their internationally recognized rights, NISC suggests the Government of India to mend its stand against the Nagas, so that al a real way for an honorable solution to the conflict can be paved

- Considering also that in this day and age the people of all nations have human rights and all peoples have the right to self determination, the Naga International Support Center invites the Government of India to apply its strength regarding realism to the Naga facts in the conflict, so lives can be saved and time and public funds applied for development rather than squandered on a futile war. [For more information www.nagalim.nl or mail nisc@nagalim.nl]