Final Political Solution shall be based on Amsterdam Joint Communique and FA: Th Muivah

Dimapur, Mar 20: On the occasion of the re-affirmation and declaration of the ‘NSCN/GPRN’ (NSCN-IM) Collective Leadership i.e. the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman, and the General Secretary, today, Th. Muivah assured the Naga people that the “final political agreement shall be a negotiated political settlement that is according to the letter and spirit of the Amsterdam Joint communiqué of July 11, 2002, and the Framework Agreement of August 3, 2015”. At the same time, Muivah also said, “On behalf of Nagalim and the Naga people I also proclaim that we will not surrender our unique history and our sovereignty whether in the battlefield or the negotiating table.”

This “thanksgiving speech” of Th. Muivah, General Secretary of the NSCN-IM, on the occasion of re-affirmation and declaration of the ‘NSCN/GPRN’ (NSCN-IM) Collective Leadership, was made available to Newmai News Network this evening by the ‘Ministry of Information and Publicity’ (MIP), NSCN-IM. 

Th. Muivah began his speech by saying, “On this auspicious day, the twentieth of March, 2025 I am thankful to God Almighty and the members and the rank and file of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) for reaffirming the leadership of the Collective leadership, NSCN/GPRN”. He also said, “I am thankful to God the Almighty for I humbly understand that according to the holy scriptures, ‘exaltation comes neither from the east nor from the west nor the south. But God is the Judge: He puts down one and exalts another’ Psalm 75: 6-7 and it is He who changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises kings. Daniel 3: 21. I will praise and thank God forever for His faithfulness.”

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Muivah then said he knew that for every generation ‘God chooses a person within His will and purpose’. For Nagalim, according to Muivah, God chose people like “Uncle Phizo” and Imkongmeren at the right time. Under their leadership ‘Nagalim belongs to the Nagas and the right of the Nagas to decide their own future is inalienable’ has been the mission statement of Nagalim, he also said. “Today, together with my late friend Isak Chishi Swu and Khadao Yanthan, I am proud to be a part of my Naga people’s history and I am committed to the freedom and sovereignty of Nagalim, come what may. The right to decide one’s own freedom is the sovereign right of the Naga people given by the God Almighty. This sovereign birthright is non-negotiable”.

Muivah then said Nagalim is also indebted to the countless freedom fighters and fearless generals like Thinoselie M. Keyho and committed soldiers like Captain. Phungtha who fired the first shot in Wung Tangkhul Region. President Scato Swu and Ato Kilonser Sukhai were also some of the tall leaders in the Nagalim national independence movement, he added. “Time and space restrain me to mention several others but it is a historical fact that no Naga tribe and family has failed to dedicate and sacrifice their sons and daughters for the Nagalim national freedom struggle. The good Lord will remember, bless, and reward them all,” Muivah further added.

Muivah also said he was deeply indebted to the Naga people, including the Naga tribes and all the civil societies, wherever they are, and the international community who supports the Nagalim national independence and liberation movement. In the early years of the Nagalim national independence and liberation movement China was substantially responsible for the success of “our national struggle and today to everyone who supports the Nagalim national independence and liberation movement I wish to reiterate that ‘we will pay back what you have done for us but in terms of victory'” Muivah stated. On behalf of Nagalim and the Naga people “I also proclaim that we will not surrender our unique history and our sovereignty whether on the battlefield or in the negotiating table”, he assured.

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Muivah further expressed his gratitude to God “for using an obscure person like me and many others within His plan and purpose for the Naga nation”. He added by saying, “Not that we are able but it is Christ in us who has sustained us and led us all these years. Who am I? Who are we? Therefore, I praise and thank the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel who is faithful and has not failed Nagalim and the Naga people”.

Muivah then said that, despite the several disappointments in “our national struggle, our God Almighty has been faithful to Nagalim and the Naga people”. He stated that today, in the ongoing political negotiation between the Government of India and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN), Nagalim’s unique history and sovereignty have been officially recognized and acknowledged in the Amsterdam Joint communiqué of July 11, 2002, and the Framework Agreement of August 3, 2015. “Let me assure the Naga people that the final political agreement shall be a negotiated political settlement that is according to the letter and spirit of the Amsterdam Joint communiqué of July 11, 2002, and the Framework Agreement of August 3, 2015. Therefore, the sovereign Nagalim national flag and constitution shall be an integral part of the political agreement. Together with the sovereign Nagalim national flag and the sovereign Nagalim national constitution, the sovereign Nagalim territory is also non-negotiable,” he asserted.

The NSCN-IM leader then said, “My Dear Naga people, God’s sovereignty overrules all human thinking, plans, and history. And I know that in the end, we shall overcome God’s perfect will and purpose. We hope in faith that His will shall be done for Nagalim. And it is for us to believe in the sovereign purpose and promise of God for Nagalim and the Naga people”. 

Muivah then said that the scripture also “assures us that: ‘For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end, it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry’ Habakkuk 2:3.”

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(Newmai News Network)