Category: Naga Political Affairs

FEATURED Naga Political Affairs Opinion

What Do the Nagas Want?

Augustine R. March 10, 2023

Despite India’s and Myanmar’s attempts to delegitimize the Naga National Movement by conducting state-imposed elections in various Naga regions, the Nagas’ recent continuous call for international/third-party intervention in the conflict between India, Myanmar, and the Naga people reveals areas of opportunity where international/third-party efforts could influence a peaceful peaceful resolution to the more than seven-decade-long conflict, writes Augustine R.

By Augustine R.

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NSF greets Prime Minister of India with demonstration over Indo-Naga conflict amid new government swearing-in ceremony

Compiled by ICNA March 8, 2023

What could have been a successful demonstration to the world of how India created Nagaland as a full state under the Union of India, with the Prime Minister of India in Kohima for the swearing-in ceremony of the new state government, was cut short due to reminders and a peaceful demonstration carried out by the powerful Naga Students’ Federation (NSF).

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Peaceful demonstration by Nagas in front of the G20 FMM venue in Delhi, India

Compiled by ICNA March 2, 2023

Concerned Nagas in Delhi held a peaceful demonstration on March 2, 2023, in front of the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting (FMM) venue in Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi, India, calling for third-party/international intervention in the more than seven-decade-old India-Naga-Myanmar conflict. They also urged India to honour the Indo-Naga Framework Agreement of 2015.

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ICNA Report: The Roadmap to Resolving the India-Naga-Myanmar Political Conflict

ICNA December 20, 2022

The idea of another all-Naga people’s Plebiscite to resolve one of Asia’s longest-running political conflicts has been broached in academic circles including by Augustine R. in his R&A piece [“Behind-the-Table” Conflicts in the Indo-Naga Negotiation] published by ICNA and by Prof. Paul Pimomo, Emeritus Professor at Central Washington University, USA, in an essay “Time for the Final Plebiscite for Nagas?” in a book titled NAGAS: Essays for Responsible Change published by Heritage Pub House in 2012.

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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.

By Augustine R.

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How Naga CSOs and Christian forums support the FNR for the Naga Reconciliation process can be seen as a renewed hope of Naga unity

Augustine R. October 13, 2022

True Naga reconciliation and understanding can be expected only if both Naga National and Naga Civil Society Organizations initiate such a reconciliation process. Today, the Naga reconciliation journey is “a long line of reconciliation process ahead,” and if Naga National Organizations commit to the process and Naga Civil Society Organizations are ready to describe themselves as such – can help us better understand this moment in history and the shared experience.

By 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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