Centre to meet Naga leaders on Tuesday, kick-start peace talks

Central government officials are due to meet members of the main Naga underground group on Tuesday, to resume talks on the stalled Naga peace process.

For the last 25 years, there has been a ceasefire between the government of India (GoI) and the biggest Naga separatist group — the Isak Swu and Thuingaleng Muivah-led faction of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (called the NSCN-IM). Meanwhile, Naga underground factions killed each other in an internecine contest for power and extortion rights.

Nagaland has always been a battleground for the 35 Naga tribes. From the mid-19th century, they battled to a