After 29 years, Naga peace process sees fresh unity bid across India-Myanmar border

Guwahati: India’s longest-running peace process is entering a potentially decisive phase, with the NSCN (IM) and the Ang Mai-led NSCN-K faction making fresh moves towards Naga unity even as both groups pursue separate peace tracks with the govts of India and Myanmar. The development, coming more than 29 years after the NSCN (IM)-India ceasefire, has gained fresh momentum following the Centre’s appointment of former Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) chairperson Ajit Lal as the new interlocutor for the Naga peace process.