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End this blockade now :: The Hindu
May 27, 2010
The case of Manipur is unique as Nagaland controls access to the national highway that is Manipur's main link with the rest of India. Led by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah), the Nagas have long exploited this geographical advantage to press the claim over four districts in Metei-majority Manipur through the politics of blockade......
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New Delhi must act to dispel the impression that it is appeasing Mr. Muivah and Naga sentiments at the cost of other ethnic groups in the region. Just as there can be no question of conceding the NSCN (I-M)'s claim of “full sovereignty,” the demand for Nagalim, which carries destabilising implications for the region, must be ruled out of court.
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