Photo: PTIIt was interesting to read a report in The Indian Express earlier this week which suggested a Naga peace deal was at hand, but assembly elections over 4 and 8 March in Manipur, which has large Naga homelands, had slowed the process. The report also suggested that a degree of autonomy in Naga homelands would be part of the deal that hopes to please all sides, including the majority Meitei people of Manipur, who are terribly sensitive about territorial integrity. They also temporarily thwarted another contender, arch-foe and former chief minister Neiphiu Rio. UNC wants administrative autonomy in Manipur’s Naga homelands. As it stands, Naga homelands in Manipur are with Manipur only on paper.

Source: Mint March 01, 2017 23:12 UTC