Centre still lacks clear-cut policy

Government of India is yet to formulate a clear-cut policy for a permanent solution to the Naga political issue. On the other hand, fratricidal clashes among factions under cease-fire agreement in Nagaland have become a matter of serious concern.

Highly placed official sources told The Assam Tribune that the progress of talks with the NSCN (I-M) slowed down yet again because of the failure of the Government to formulate a clear, cut policy on what it can offer, and no immediate solution is in sight.

Sources said that Centre had informed the states concerned Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur informally that there was no question of formation of a “supra-state” as reported.

Talking to Nagaland Post a senior government official also said that there was nothing called “supra-state” and wondered how the so called term (supra-state) cropped up.