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DIMAPUR, JANUARY 4
The NSCN-IM and the Government of India are likely to resume talks in the later part of this month. NSCN-IM chairman Isak Chisi Swu and the outfit’s general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah may leave Nagaland for New Delhi after January 15, according to well placed sources. However, NSCN-IM sources informed Eastern Mirror that the precise date in this regard is yet to be fixed. “The Government of India will inform us the date to resume the talks and we are expecting it any day,” added the NSCN-IM sources. Both Isak Swu and Th Muivah are in Nagaland since December 29, 2014.
Mention may be made here that the format of talks between the Government of India and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (I-M) “has been changed” with both sides agreeing to expedite the talks to find an amicable solution as soon as possible.
Earlier, this newspaper had carried a report in this connection saying that a decision was taken to do away with the practice of holding one or two rounds of formal talks in a year. Such a practice was going on for years without much progress in finding a solution.
It also said that several rounds of talks have already been held after the path-breaking first round. After this new development, the government’s interlocutor and the leaders of the NSCN (I-M) are meeting more frequently and the ultimate aim is not to count the number of rounds of talks, but to find an amicable solution as soon as possible.
It can also be noted here that the NSCN-IM leaders also accepted the new format of talks. The NSCN-IM leaders have been told that they can get in touch with the government’s interlocutor whenever they want to discuss any point. Similarly, the government’s interlocutor will also get in touch with the NSCN leaders whenever required to discuss any point, the report said. Now the talks will be more like “business meetings” with a definite purpose.
The government has already made its points clear to the leadership of the NSCN-IM and the limitations of the government have been mentioned in clear terms. On the other hand, the NSCN-IM leaders also expressed their limitations on certain issues. Those points are now being discussed in detail to find an amicable solution.
