Nagaland, India signed a historic peace accord with the rebel NSCN(IM) on 3rd August 2015. The pact promises a return to normalcy in the state, while making it easier for India to integrate eastwards towards Asia.
The agreement was signed by chief Indian interlocutor R N Ravi with T Muivah, chairman of NSCN (IM) at the Prime Minister’s residence. The signing was witnessed by PM Narendra Modi, home minister Rajnath Singh and national security advisor Ajit Doval. From the other side, 19 top Naga leaders from different organizations and civil society groups were present.
The accord promises to end the longest running insurgency in the northeast, which has significant implications for development of the region. Naga violence has been a big deterrent to investment in those states.
- Full Form: Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland.
- It is a Naga nationalist Military group operating in Northeast India
- The main aim of the organization is to establish a sovereign state, “Nagalim”.
- Formed: 31 January 1980
- Founders: Isak Chishi Swu, Thuingaleng Muivah and S.S. Khaplang.
- Capital: Kohima
- Official Language: English
- Largest City: Dimapur
- Chief Minister: T. R. Zeliang
- Governor:Padmanabha Acharya
