Peace talks resume: Assam, Nagaland chief ministers to meet Muivah

Today Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Nagaland counterpart Neiphiu Rio will meet Muivah . The peace talks between Centre and National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) resumed after nearly two years with the former special director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) AK Mishra meeting the rebel outfit’s general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah in Nagaland’s Dimapur . Talking to media persons after the meeting, which went on for nearly three hours, NSCN (I-M)’s collective leadership member Rh Raising said the group had reaffirmed its commitment during the meeting to the Framework Agreement in letter and spirit. The Centre is holding parallel talks with seven other groups which came together under the banner of Naga National Political Groups or NNPGs and Raising said the NSCN-IM has already made its position clear that the solution would be inclusive.