WHEN THE historic Framework Agreement (FA) of 3rd August 2015 was signed it was accorded a high profile political status giving the agreement a sovereign character driven by the time-honored historical truth, the unique history and political situation officially recognized by Government of India.
FA was hailed as a milestone achievement for the final resolution of the Indo-Naga political conflict. The presence of top political leaders and chief of Indian Army from the government of India led by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and equally matched by many high ranking dignitaries from NSCN led by General Secretary/Prime Minister Th. Muivah was witnessed by worldwide political leaders as the signing ceremony was live-broadcast worldwide to make the world bear witness of the agreement that bears huge political significance for India and Nagalim as the over 70 years old Naga political issue stands on the threshold of final solution.
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The ironic is, 7 years later, infidelity to the Naga political truth was exposed to the world when the government of India organizes the afterthought agreement with the NNPGs. All the left out Naga political groups was brought under the umbrella group NNPGs and made to sign the Agreed Position as per the whims of the government of India. It was signed in a hush-hush manner. The irony is, it was a kind of agreement that surrendered under the Indian constitution, to keep alive the 16 Point Memorandum.
Thus, the high profile Indo-Naga political talks were turned into politics of treachery, deceit and backstabbing. With the passage of time, disloyalty to FA by government of India took the centre stage of the Indo-Naga political talks.
Thus, the Framework Agreement that has passed over 8 years has became a farce as India keeps talking away from implementing by creating alibi using Naga national flag and constitution as the issues. The FA which is a political agreement between two entities (two nations) provides no scope for making issue out of the non-negotiable flag and constitution. But India brought forth these two issues to heckle nscn leaders.
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NSCN negotiating team under the chief negotiator Th. Muivah, however, proved themselves as hard nuts to crack as they responded with infinite contempt and abhorrence, driving home the point in no uncertain terms that Naga flag and constitution, the symbolic identity of the Naga people as a nation are not to be treated like commercial commodities.
Indeed, flag and constitution with divine connection are sacrosanct to the Nagas! And NSCN shall stand defending to the last man standing!
This Editorial is published in the news bulletin of NSCN-IM’s mouthpiece, Nagalim Voice.
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