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03/01/2010: "On the upcoming high level Indo Naga Peace talks: Contradiction in terms with far reaching consequences? NISC Press Release"

A Naga International Support Center , NISC, www.nagalim.nl
A human rights organization
Mobile Office, March 1 2010

On the upcoming high level Indo Naga Peace talks:
Contradiction in terms with far reaching consequences?

The Government of India, GOI, via its Home Secretary G. K. Pillai, in his statement to the press yesterday that sovereignty and integration of Naga inhabited areas would not be included but the talk will be an open one:
It is obvious that peace talks are not open when crucial conditions are put on them.

Hence Government of India, did your Home Secretary experience a slip of the tongue or did he deliberately make that statement to create diversion and confusion?

Since the last inconclusive talks, held in Zurich last year March, there has not been direct communication between the Government of India and the Government of Nagalim. Yet, during that year the talks, which were agreed to be held on the Prime Minister’s level were downgraded to the level of Home Ministry and so consequently meant to be understood as to be held within the Constitution of India.
The press, in a buzz of excitement, reported that a new interlocutor on the Prime Minister’s level had been appointed which paved the way for the Government of India to honor its agreement with the Nagas once again.
Also it was reported that Chief Negotiator Th. Muivah on behalf of the Naga People would travel to Delhi to resume the talks on this level and consequently would meet the Prime Minister in person.

So who entrusted G.K. Pillai to issue such a statement on behalf of the Government of India? Has he been entrusted to talk on behalf of the Government of India instead of the Prime Minister?
G.K. Pillai is of the Home Ministry, not of foreign Affairs and not from the Prime Minister’s Office.

The Naga International Support Center urges the Government of India to end the confusion about the status of the upcoming peace talks by choosing its Government representative well and to appoint spokespersons in the right capacity to issue Government statements on the peace talks between the Government of India and the Government of Nagalim.

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