NSCN-IM Threatens Armed Resistance Against India

• NSCN-IM, a faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland, threatens to resume violent resistance against India for the first time since the 2015 framework agreement.
• The group’s demands include a separate flag and constitution for the Nagas, and a third-party intervention.
• The statement was signed by T. Muivah, NSCN’s general secretary and chief political negotiator, and was drafted by Muivah’s aides.
• The statement was drafted by Muivah’s two China-based aides, Phunthing Shimray and Pamshin Muivah.