Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 07:
The Naga International Support Center praises the Government of India for its insight in making it known that undercutting the peace process by parties with self interest in mind is intolerable.
In a statement the Amsterdam based rights body said that it is glad the Government of India stressed the importance of keeping the Indo-Naga talks on track and showed responsibility in striking out anything disruptive to the peace process.
The rights body said that it knows through its intelligence sources; both the State and the National Governments could or should have been aware of disruptive acts.
Though NISC praises the Government of India for the action taken we do not think calling the conflict the Naga issue is right.
Consequently NISC suggest to the Govt India to address this long-standing conflict as the Indo-Naga issue.
Digging into the history of the conflict it said that it was the late Prime Minister Nehru who unleashed war upon the Nagas.
India thus invaded Nagaland as the Nagas from before India was formed have made it known to both British and Indians that they wanted to be left alone.
NISC calls upon the Govt of India to change the terminology based on a one sided view on the long standing conflict because it does not contribute to a just and honourable solution.
Let not an interpretation of history, which was determined by Government of India itself as unique; interfere in thinking out an honourable solution, the statement added.
It calls upon all parties to pursue peace for India and Nagaland, to bring about a solution honourable to both.
Independence is the right of all peoples.