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In a significant boost to the Naga peace process, the Government of India has entered into a Ceasefire Agreement with National Socialist Council of Nagaland (K)Niki Group, with effect from 08^th September, 2021 for a period of one year and more than 200 cadres of this group along with 83 weapons joined the peace process.

Details

• The Ceasefire Agreement and Agreed Ceasefire Ground Rules were signed on 08^th September, 2021.
  
• The Government of India has already signed a Framework Agreement with NSCN(IM) and Ceasefire Agreements with other Naga groups namely, NSCN(NK), NSCN(R) and NSCN(K)-Khango.
  
• Nagas are a hill people who are estimated to number about 2.5 million and living between the Indian state of Assam and Burma.

Earlier Agreement

• Government of India had signed Agreement with NLFT(SD) in August, 2019 by which 88 cadres along with 44 weapons joined the mainstream of society in Tripura.
  
• In January 2020, with the signing of Bodo Agreement, more than 2,250 cadres of insurgent groups, including all factions of NDFB, along with 423 weapons and huge quantity of ammunition surrendered in Assam and joined the mainstream.
  
• On 23.02.2021, 1040 leaders/cadres of various underground Karbi groups of Assam surrendered along with 338 weapons which was followed by signing of KarbiAnglong Agreement on 04.09.2021.

Nagaland Peace Accord

The Nagaland Peace Accord is a peace treaty, signed, on 3 August 2015, between the Government of India, and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN), to end the insurgency in the state of Nagaland in Northeast India.

Source: PIB