Dialogue with NSCN – adding confusion to the chaosa

 

Contrary expectations, a powerful unit of the Manipur insurgents, the Revolutionary People’s Front(RPF) have threatened to kilkl all the 60 MLAs of the Manipur Assembly unless they resign immediately while the state govt. is busy  appealing t them to come forward for dialogues to settle their demands.

It is understood that the Manipur insurgents are not willing to accept talks as a means to settle their demand which is restoration of independence of Manipur which they think is not negotiable through talks, unlike the Naga insurgents of which the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) is considered as the ‘backbone of insurgency in the North East’.

Authorities’ appraisal is that once the NSCN agrees to settle their demands through talks, the insurgent movement in the whole of North East will slacken its pace.

The govt. of India may consider lifting of the ban on NSCN if the latter is ready for talks. The NSCN may on its part take the lifting of the ban as proof of the government’s sincerity in its efforts for a dialogue.

The Union Minister of State for Home, Mr. Meijinlung Kamson is spearheading the Centre’s bid to bring the insurgents to the negotiating table. If he succeeds, he will create a history of sorts, but it appears a pipe dream vis – a – vis the Manipur insurgents.

That the Centre does not set any pre – conditions for the talks may act as an inducement for the NSCN to respond favourably to an invitation for dialogue. . . . . .