Tag: Naga peoples

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India’s Prime Minister Modi campaigned in Nagaland, and the Naga student body has called for international intervention – what does this mean?

Augustine R. February 25, 2023

It is extremely serious, and this set of February 24, 2023 events is different from previous ones in part because it is occurring on two fronts at the same time: India imposed election campaigned by India’s Prime Minister Modi in Dimapur, Nagaland, and the Naga student body calling for third-party international and United Nations (UN) mediation in resolving the more than seven decades conflict between India and the Naga people, writes Augustine R.

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Nagas in Myanmar: ‘People of the Forgotten Land’

Athong Makury January 17, 2023

The perspective of Nagas in Myanmar: ‘People of the Forgotten Land’ will give you a lot of information about the Nagas in Myanmar. The significance of ‘reconnecting ourselves’ in order to achieve our ULTIMATE GOAL – One Family, One Naga Nation. There is ‘Hope and Possibilities,’ writes Athong Makury.

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India, Myanmar, and the Naga people: Unresolved International Colonial Political Conflict

Augustine R. November 5, 2022

A bitter historical conflict has raged and continues to rage between India, Burma (now officially Myanmar), and the Naga people since the Naga declaration of independence on August 14, 1947, and those sitting at the negotiation table should take into account the four critical truths outlined in the analysis, writes Augustine R.

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The Indo-Naga relationship is a work in progress, but there are developments on both sides that could portend a more dangerous future

Augustine R. October 26, 2022

Worryingly, there is still much to address and improve in the Indo-Naga relationship today. While the reassurance and forward resolution agendas should be pursued more aggressively, the fact that disagreements will continue should not cause either side to throw up their arms in despair over the other’s behavior, writes Augustine R.

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The Nagas lacked a unified voice, but that may be changing with the adoption of digital and social interactive platforms

Augustine R. October 11, 2022

Various digital and social media interactive apps like Facebook, and WhatsApp have undoubtedly altered the way Nagas connect and communicate with one another, and while some have expressed concern about its loud/noisy style, it has proven to be a success, as evidenced by its rapid growth, and widely acknowledged influence. However, in the absence of a strong united pan-Naga body on the ground, an important question is increasingly being raised: who do you call if you want to discuss Naga affairs?

By Augustine R.

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