Indigenous Naga people, living in the Northeast of the Indian sub-continent and the North-western of Burma -present-day Myanmar, struggling for the right to self-determination, protesting during the G20 Foreign Ministers meet in Delhi, have sought third-party intervention to resolve the protracted Indo-Naga conflict with the hope that it will provide a just and lasting solution to fulfill the rightful aspirations of the Naga people.

The Indo-Naga conflict has seen the loss of thousands of lives, displacement of millions, and harassment to one and all, especially womenfolk and children, with a vastly negative impact on the socio-economic development of the region, says the Naga Students Union, Delhi which organized the protest march.

“We believe that a neutral third-party mediator could provide an unbiased platform for negotiations between the Indian government and the Naga leaders, leading to a sustainable peace agreement.”

Not very far from the venue of the G20 Foreign Ministers meeting in Delhi, the Nagas living in Delhi held a peaceful demonstration near the Rashtrapati Bhawan -President House.

“We believe that a neutral third-party mediator could provide an unbiased platform for negotiations between the Indian government and the Naga leaders, leading to a sustainable peace agreement.”

The demonstrators called for the attention of prominent international organizations, including the United Nations, European Union (EU), and members of the UN Security Council to discuss the Indo-Naga conflict and help bring the Indian government once again on the negotiation table as there has been no follow up on the agreement signed between the Indian government in the presence of Prime Minister Modi and the Naga NSCN leader Issac Muivah.