Nagaland : NSCN-K Niki Sumi group to sign peace deal with Centre today

Today is a great day for Nagaland as the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) is going to sign a new ceasefire agreement with the Government of India. After abrogating the ceasefire agreement with the government of India in 2015, the NSCN (K) led by its leader SS Khaplang went on to establish a strong base in neighbouring Myanmar. However, Khaplang died of a cardiac arrest at Taga in 2017 in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region under Naga self-administered zone. Subsequently, the group, which was taken over by Khaplang’s relative Yung Aung split into different factions, of which the Niki-led NSCN (K) is one. Niki Sumi, a trusted general of late SS Khaplang, is reportedly said to have taken the step to enter a fresh ceasefire with the Centre heeding to the voice of the Naga people who want peace. The ceasefire agreement will be signed between the Centre and the group in the absence of its president Niki Sumi, who could not travel to Delhi due to health-related issues.