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"April 2014 saw the coming together of twenty-one armed ethnic groups that have been in conflict
with the Burmese Government. The aim of the talks was to discuss a nationwide ceasefire agreement
between armed ethnic groups and the Government?s negotiating team
which also included members
of the armed forces. One of these groups, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland
?
Khaplang
(NSCN-K), appeared at the meeting in somewhat complex circumstances. It remains unclear as to
what exactly the goal of the NSCN-K
is
in relation to the peace process in Burma. Although based in
Burma, its primary motivation is conflict with the Indian Government
in
its attempts to create a
united Nagaland which is to also
include parts of Manipur, Assam,
and Arunachal Pradesh
,
consequently they have primarily
fought the Assam Rifles (AR) and
other Naga factions and not the
Burma Army. That said however, it
also claims parts of Sagaing
Division, where the group is based,
as being part of a united Nagaland,
and it seeks total independence for
Nagaland consisting of parts of
India and Burma joined together. .."
Source/publisher:
Burma Centre for Ethnic Studies (BCES) Briefing Paper No., 21
Date of Publication:
2014-04-00
Date of entry:
2014-06-12
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English
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