RN Ravi named as new Centre’s interlocutor for talks with Naga groups

 Sat,09 Aug 2014 The Narendra Modi government has decided to appoint Northeast expert and former special director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) RN Ravi, a retired 1976 batch Kerala cadre IPS officer, as chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee and Centre’s interlocutor for talks with Naga groups, including the National Socialistic Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM). Ravi succeeds Ajit Lal, who Read more

Civil society to press for early dialogue with UPF

New Delhi Aug 6: Civil society leaders are likely to meet Union minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on August 7 to press for initiating for the early commencing of political dialogue with the United People’s Front (UPF), one of the two umbrella organisations of the Chin-Kuki-Mizo underground groups. A team of civil society leaders arrived here in New Delhi Read more

Events in Ukhrul and the Democratically challenged Government

24 days have passed since the assassination of Mr. Ngalangzar Malue, an Autonomous District Council member of Ukhrul district, and civil society organisations have condemned it. Secondly, 23 days have passed when the Police Commando (MPC) and Indian Reserved Battalion (IRB) raided the Public Liaison Office of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim NSCN-IM) and arrested 8 cadres who were Read more