India Signs Historic Peace Accord With Naga Rebel Group From Its Restive Northeast
Source: Time
India’s government on Monday signed a landmark peace agreement with one of the major armed separatist groups based in its northeastern state of Nagaland, moving a significant step closer towards resolving one of the country’s longest-running internal conflicts.
Indian officials led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed the accord with the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) in New Delhi, Reuters reported.
The NSCN-IM is one of the largest militant groups fighting for an independent Naga homeland comprising parts of India’s northeast and neighboring Burma (officially known as Myanmar), from where they have been engaged in guerrilla warfare against successive Indian administrations since the 1950s.
Monday’s accord marks a resolution of peace talks between India and the NSCN-IM that began in 1997.
Read more: http://time.com/3983281/nagaland-peace-accord-nscnim-narendra-modi-india/
This is a good start, though there's still the Maoist Naxalite insurgency to worry about too.
