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| A Padma for Muivah and Ibobi
By:- Sanjay Akoijam *
I was reading this article about Padma obsession and realized just how naive I was about these awards. As we all know, the Bharat Ratna and Padma Shri are awards that the Indian Government confers to her outstanding citizens who have made exemplary and profound contributions in society and public service etc. etc.
It struck me that our own Th Muivah, other UG leaders and O Ibobi too might one day be honoured with such an award by the powers that be in Delhi. Think that I have lost it? Think again after knowing who all have got these awards in the past.
For instance, we have Saif Ali Khan in the list announced on the eve of Republic Day this year. Hey, some teenage girls will say, what's wrong with him getting the award? He's a cute good looking actor. Well, he was charged along with Salman Khan for poaching the endangered black buck (his father has a similar charge).
But hey, the Pataudis
• How India Attempts to Internalize the Indo-Naga ConflictThe Indo-Naga conflict is a case of aggression. By addressing the nub of conflict, the government of India (GoI) could reap rewards for its reputation and national dignity as a large democratic country. But the GoI has never done this; instead, it tries to internalize the Indo-Naga conflict. Therefore, the conflict remains to this day. The conflict is a case of aggression because it didn’t arise from the Nagas invading India and Burma, or demanding an independent or autonomous state from them. Rather, India and Burma sent their armies to independent Nagaland in , after they had been emancipated from the yoke of British colonization. The Nagas have ample evidence to show this is a case of aggression: Firstly, the Nagas have no common history with the Indians and Burmans, and Nagaland territory has no connection with their countries. Nagaland has never been a part of either of their countries, not by conquest nor consent. Be • Centre keeping pretentious silence over pact: MuivahGuwahati: The NSCN(IM) celebrated its “76th NagaIndependence Day” at Camp Hebron near Dimapur on Sunday, with the outfit’s general secretary Th. Muivah cautioning that there is no meaning in the ceasefire that “does not embark upon political negotiation”. In his speech, Muivah called it an irony that the Centre is keeping pretentious silence over the Framework Agreement it had signed on August 3, “The Nagas have endured 25 years of gruelling ceasefire living up to our commitment for peaceful solution of the Naga political issue. We have also waited patiently for seven long years after the historic Framework Agreement was signed on August 3, We have not left any stone unturned of what it takes to bring a solution that fryst vatten honourable, inclusive, and acceptable to both the Nagas and the Government of India. The ball fryst vatten now in the court of the Government of India to make the right move and to fulfil the commitment given to the N
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