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04/23/2012: "India wants war? Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh proclaims: No sovereignty and no reunification for the Nagas. But will the Nagas remain silent?"


A Naga International Support Center, NISC www.nagalim.nl
A human rights organization

Press Release, April 24 2012

India wants war?
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh proclaims: No sovereignty and no reunification for the Nagas.
But will the Nagas remain silent?

Recognition of the unique History and Situation of the Nagas by the Government of India meant that India acknowledged the Nagas had no cultural, linguistic, religious, economic or communicative ties with it and were only connected because Britain colonized and ruled both. This recognition was an important milestone in the peace talks between India and the Naga Peoples which led to renewed talks in favor of a desired solution to the almost six decades old conflict India initiated by invading entire Nagaland and by dividing it into the four states Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Assam.

Divide and rule while talking peace is how the Government of India tries to gain leverage but since the Nagas showed coherence and perseverance, if not patience, the talks went into a direction the hawks in the Indian Government did not aspire. Or how else can it be explained that right after the announcement a solution in the proposed form of a Supra State was near, the Prime Minister of India stated that the Nagas would not get their sovereignty nor could they reintegrate or reunify to form the Naga nation. Then, quite in violation of the cease-fire ground rules, dozens of Naga leaders were arrested days ago and Naga Military camps harassed. If it was not enough, Anthony Shimray, the Foreign Command Naga leader languishes in an Indian jail for ‘crimes’ the Indian Government commits on a daily basis (procuring arms to wage war).

Considering these facts the Naga International Supports Center, NISC, reminds the Government of India that:

- to provoke the Nagas this much means that its policy will lead back to the war nobody wants
- to lead the Nagas into a costly war, loss of life as well as tremendous amounts of public funds in turn leads to domestic as well as international upheaval

NISC calls on the Government of India to let common sense prevail; show the statesmanship a long lasting conflict of this magnitude needs, so peace can be achieved. This way India could become a prime example of true democracy.

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PM rules out NSCN core demands Rio plea for right choice OUR CORRESPONDENT The Telegraph



Schoolchildren participate in a rally in Imphal on Monday demanding the release of jailed NSCN (I-M) leader Anthony Ningkhin Shimray. (PTI)
Kohima, April 17: The 15-year talks between the Centre and the NSCN (Isak-Muivah) appears to be heading for a deadlock with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh conveying his government’s inability to accept the outfit’s core demands.
The Centre has ruled out sovereignty and integration of contiguous Naga areas to hammer out a solution to the more than 60-year-old Indo-Naga political problem. It has reportedly offered greater autonomy to Nagas living in states outside Nagaland, an arrangement that has been opposed by non-Naga organisations in Manipur.
Singh also ruled out the NSCN’s demand for far more powers in the federal relationship between ‘Nagalim’ and New Delhi than is enjoyed by Indian states, even as NSCN chairman Isak Chishi Swu and general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah camped in New Delhi for the next round of talks with central leaders.
Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio, who is believed to support Naga nationalism, today said going by Singh’s recent statements, New Delhi was not in a position to accept the demands of the NSCN.
Describing Singh as a thorough gentleman, Rio, who met the Prime Minister recently, indicated that the Centre was not in a position to accept the core demands of the NSCN.
“Whatever is possible will be possible even after 100 years but whatever is not possible will not be possible even after 100 years,” he quoted Singh as saying.
Inaugurating the Naga Solidarity Park near the secretariat here today, Rio said Singh had asked him to tell the Naga organisations to be “reasonable”. He said Singh did not mean that Nagas were not reasonable in their approach to hammer out a solution to the Naga political problem but had simply conveyed a message to the Nagas for being reasonable.
Asking the Nagas to “think out of the box”, Rio warned that breakdown of ceasefire between the Centre and the NSCN could cost them dearly as in the past when thousands of Nagas were killed, raped and inhumanly tortured during imposition of the Disturbed Areas Act and the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Nagaland. He said the Nagas wanted peace and development and did not want to go back to those years.
Treading cautiously, Rio said at this juncture the Nagas were being offered a good opportunity to come together and resolve the Naga political problem. Rio said with the ongoing ceasefire and talks, Nagas should grab the opportunity and claim what was due to them. “Let us put our heads together and solve the problem,” he urged the Nagas at the mammoth gathering that was led by Naga Hoho, the apex body of the Nagas.
Rio said New Delhi and the world community had recognised the uniqueness of Naga history but regretted that the Nagas had not yet taken the right decision despite the opportunity offered to them.
“Take the right decision at the right time so that we do not miss the opportunity,” he said. He urged the Nagas to rethink and collectively decide what would be best for them. He said bestowing of award on Baptist clergyman Rev. Wati Aier by the World Baptist Alliance was recognition of the Nagas and their political struggle.
Former president of Naga Students’ Federation, Vikheho Swu, said the efforts of Naga organisations would not go in vain. It would strengthen the bond and unity among the Nagas. Atoho Kiho, convener of Naga People’s Movement for Human Rights, said they would continue their efforts so that Nagas find their rightful place in the world community. Rio also unveiled a monolith at the solidarity park. He was accompanied by cabinet ministers, parliamentary secretaries, legislators and a host of leaders from Naga organisations.




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