The Centre on Thursday signed a tripartite agreement with the Nagaland government and the Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation (ENPO) for the formation of a Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority within the state. It later agreed to the Centre’s proposal for a certain degree of autonomy under the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority framework. ADVERTISEMENTThe agreement was signed in the presence of home minister Amit Shah, who said the Centre would extend all help and fulfil its responsibilities for the development of eastern Nagaland. I want to assure the representatives of the ENPO that the Centre will extend a lot of help for the development of eastern Nagaland and will also fulfil its responsibility,” Shah said. Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio said the agreement “reflects mutual trust, addresses the aspirations of eastern Nagaland and the state at large, and reaches out to take development to every doorstep”.

Source: The Telegraph February 06, 2026 00:00 UTC