Govt accepts RN Ravi’s resignation as interlocutor for Naga peace talks

The Government has accepted the resignation of Ravindra Narayan Ravi, the interlocutor for the Naga peace process, officials said here. Ravi has negotiated for several years with key insurgent groups for the signing of the Naga Peace Accord. Recently, R N Ravi has been appointed as governor of Tamil Nadu. Akshay Mishra is likely to be appointed as the new peace talk’s interlocutor. He is serving in the Intelligence Bureau.

Ravi, who was governor of Nagaland and on September 9 transferred to Tamil Nadu, where he took the gubernatorial post on Saturday. 

Agreement with NSCN-IM:

In recent years, the Naga peace process has derailed due to the deteriorating relationship between the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-(Isak Muivah) with the Centre, and Ravi. The Nagaland Peace Accord framework was signed on 3 August 2015 by the Government of India, and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN). Greater Nagaland covering the area of its neighboring states and Myanmar is the main demand of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN).