Naga Peace Accord: Does It Allay Pressing Concerns? By Deepak Parvatiyar August 8, 2015 5.00/5 (100.00%) 1 vote Published in elections.in (http://www.elections.in/blog/naga-peace-accord/) There seems more than what meets the eyes in the ‘historic’ Naga peace accord signed between the Centre and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) in New Delhi on 3 August. Firstly, let’s focus on the political fallout. Except Nagaland (which is ruled by the Nagaland People’s Front, a constituent of the ruling National Democratic Front in Centre), the three other states (Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh) directly affected by the Naga insurgency are all ruled by the Congress party. Therefore, it’s not surprising that the Congress President Sonia Gandhi launched a scathing attack on the government over the accord for not consulting the three chief ministers before signing the pact. Yet, what has surprised many is that at least the chief ministers of Ass
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