Greater Nagalim
Topic: Regional Aspirations: J&K, Punjab, the North-East and Accommodation · NCERT: Beyond NCERT
Meaning
Greater Nagalim is the demand to unite all Naga-inhabited areas into one unit. That would include parts of Nagaland, Manipur, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Myanmar. The NSCN (Isak-Muivah), the main Naga armed group in peace talks, presses this demand. It matters because it clashes with the borders of other states, which strongly oppose it.
Example
The Naga Framework Agreement (3 August 2015) with the NSCN (I-M) set out the basis for a final peace settlement. That settlement is still awaited. The demand for Greater Nagalim, along with a separate Naga flag and constitution, is one of the main sticking points.
Don't confuse with
- Nagaland statehood (1963): this created a state within India's existing borders, with Art. 371A protecting Naga customs. Greater Nagalim seeks to merge Naga areas across several states and Myanmar.
Related concepts
- Hydari Agreement
- Naga insurgency
- Sixteen Point Agreement
- Shillong Accord
- Naga Framework Agreement
- Mizo National Front
- Mizo Accord