Integration of all Naga areas our right: NSCN-IM

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

Thuingaleng Muivah said that on the issue of integration of all Naga areas the Government of India has officially acknowledged that it is the legitimate right of the Nagas and therefore, it shall be finalized accordingly. Greater Nagalim has been one of NSCN-IM’s core demands. Greater Nagalim stipulates the integration of Naga inhabited areas of Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Myanmar.

There is stiff opposition to the NSCN-IM's demand in these states. In 2001, Manipur went up in flames and even the state legislative assembly was targeted. Many people lost their lives when the ceasefire between the Centre and NSCN-IM was extended without territorial limits.

NSCN-IM celebrates August 14 as Independence Day. Speaking at the 77th Independence Day Celebration he said, “ The Naga national resistance movement is all about defending the inherent sovereign right of the Nagas and their land. After eighteen years long political talks, the Government of India (GoI) and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN), the one and only authentic political organization of the Naga people finally signed the historic Framework Agreement on the 3rd August, 2015 on the foundation of recognition of the unique history and sovereignty of the Nagas, and shared sovereignty and coexistence of the two entities.

This is a mutually agreed official document. This Framework Agreement is our legacy. We must defend what we have achieved with our own sweat and blood.