An open letter to B20 delegates from G20 member countries A joint political statement

A political dialogue following the Cease Fire Agreement, 1997, is in place and a Framework Agreement, 2015, has been signed by the representatives of the Government of India and the Naga People as the basis to work out the political agreement to resolve the armed confrontation. Although a decade shy of two years is nearly passed, yet the political resoluteness and honorable approach and guarantee on the part of the Government of India remains a dangerous doubt. We implore upon the International Community to humanly intervene in the violations of human rights in our Naga country, recognize our legitimate political, social, economic and religious rights as enshrined in the United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People.

The Government of India must stop its militarization and military operations. The IndoNaga political conflict cannot be solved militarily and must be solved politically, as admitted by no less than three Indian Army Generals and others.

The Government of India must ho nor its word in the Agreement and the Indo-Naga political impasse must be resolved accordingly.

On our part, Nagas have agreed and committed to an “enduring inclusive new relationship of peaceful co-existence of the two entities” – between Nagas and Indians.

Issued by:

Naga Hoho

Naga Mothers’ Association

Naga Students’ Federation

Naga Peoples Movement for Human Rights Kohima, the 4th of April, 2023