India, Oct. 14 -- The decade-old Framework Agreement remains hostage to disagreements over sovereignty, a separate flag and constitution, and a deepening trust deficit. With NSCN (IM) threatening to revive insurgency, the Government must seize the latest initiative to negotiate a durable political settlement before the window for peace closes

The appointment last month of former Director, JIC, Ajit Lal, as interlocutor, along with additional political representation to kick-start the Naga peace process, stalled since 2021, has been welcomed by the Nagas. On October 26, 2025, the frail but spirited 92-year-old NSCN (IM) supremo Thuingaleng Muivah returned to Somdal village, his birthplace in Tangkhul Naga district, Manipur, and issued his...