NSCN declared that “Nagalim’s national flag and constitution are non-negotiable” and represent the sovereign identity of the Naga people.
BY PC Bureau
August 25, 2025
The National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) has stressed its unwavering stand on sovereignty and an “honourable” political settlement with the Government of India (GoI), underlining that the ongoing Indo-Naga peace process is a negotiation “between two sovereigns.”
In an official statement, the NSCN recalled that the political dialogue began on August 1, 1997, at the Prime Ministerial level, “without pre-condition and in a third neutral country.” The statement stressed that the negotiations stemmed from the understanding reached between late Chairman Isak Chishi Swu, General Secretary Th. Muivah, and India’s then Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao in Paris on June 12, 1995, acknowledging that “the Indo-Naga issue is a political conflict requiring a political solution.”
Rejecting past pacts, the NSCN said: “No past short-term agreements on the Indo-Naga issue are final, including the so-called 16-Point Agreement, the creation of Nagaland state in 1963, and the 1975 Shillong Accord. These so-called agreements are not accepted by Nagalim and the Naga people. They are an outright betrayal of the Nagalim nationalist movement for political independence.”
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Highlighting its objectives, the leadership declared: “The NSCN is very clear in its objective for concluding an honorable and acceptable political solution either with India or Burma (Myanmar). The Indo-Naga conflict is not the ‘internal matter’ of India, and militarism is futile.”
The group pointed to the Amsterdam Joint Communiqué of July 11, 2002, and the Framework Agreement of August 3, 2015, which recognized Nagalim’s “unique history and situation,” affirming that “sovereignty lies with the people” and endorsing the “sharing of sovereign power.”
🚨 Different uniforms. One message. One mission.
At the “United Base Area” in Myanmar’s Nagaland region, NSCN-IM and NSCN-K stood side by side — not as rivals, but as one force.
Insignias may vary, but the goal remains the same:
A shared call to “defend the land” and pursue… pic.twitter.com/F5mT7sCLbO— Aarya Dixit (@aaryadixit26) August 19, 2025
On the Independence Day speech of August 14, 2025, delivered by Chief Political Negotiator Th. Muivah, the NSCN emphasized his words: “An enduring inclusive new relationship of peaceful co-existence of the two entities can be realized, respecting and honoring the letter and spirit of the Amsterdam Joint Communiqué and the Framework Agreement.”
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Reaffirming its stand on the national flag and constitution, the NSCN clarified:
“The Nagalim national flag is not a social or cultural flag, nor a totem or piece of cloth. It represents the Naga nation and shall fly in the institutions that represent the Naga nation. The Nagalim constitution is its national constitution, not some ‘basic law’ without the connotation and significance of a national constitution.”
The NSCN asserted its accountability: “We shall negotiate for an honorable and acceptable political solution to the last, come what may. That is our responsibility in defending and upholding the August 14, 1947, declaration of independence and the May 16, 1951, plebiscite for Nagalim sovereignty.”
It rejected any settlement based on Indian or Burmese constitutions, stating: “The final Indo-Naga political agreement shall not be based on the constitution of India or Burma (Myanmar). It shall be based on mutually agreed terms derived from the current political negotiation.”
Citing its 2023 position, the NSCN reaffirmed: “The Nagas do not acknowledge any agreements signed under the constitution of India.”
Calling for unity, the press release endorsed President Q. Tuccu’s May 16, 2025, Plebiscite Day message: “The Naga people must choose whether to seek a solution under the Indian constitution and the Agreed Position of 2017, or under Nagalim’s God-given unique history, sovereignty, national flag, and constitution recognized by the Amsterdam Joint Communiqué and the Framework Agreement.”
Concluding firmly, the NSCN declared:
“Nagalim’s sovereignty, territory, national flag, and national constitution given by the Lord God Almighty are non-negotiable. Any organization that signs an agreement ignoring these principles is betraying the Naga people and the Naga nation.”
The statement ended with an affirmation of faith:
“We are persuaded in Nagalim’s freedom for we trust in the power and promise of Yahweh. Kuknalim!”
