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Treading cautiously on the final Naga peace agreement (The Hindu)

Mains Paper 2: Polity
Prelims level: Naga Peace agreement
Mains level: Background and provisions of the Naga Peace agreement

Context

•  Around the time that the Centre announced the abrogation of special status for Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370, there was a flutter of anxiety, bordering on panic, in the North-Eastern States, particularly in Nagaland, which enjoys certain special privileges under Article 371(A) of the Constitution.
•  The State’s Governor, R.N. Ravi, assuaged the angst through assurances that there would be no tampering with Article 371(A).

Background

•  The decision of the centre to abrogate Article 370 has instilled fear in the Northeastern states over the provisions provided to them under Article series 371 and others.

Key issues

•  The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (IsakMuivah), the Framework Agreement which was signed in 2015 did not proceed as it had provisions for a separate flag and constitution for the Nagas.
•  The agreement anyhow needs to be finalised by October 31 and thus the armed outfit of Nagaland can be invoked with any decision being taken by the Central Government against the interests of Naga in the national interest.

Way forward

•  The Centre also could do well to step back from its rigid position of forcing an agreement that a major political stakeholder is not willing to ink.
•  The government will have to tread cautiously in tackling the situation lest a variant of the pre-1997 militancy returns to the State.
•  That would be a retrograde development, especially given the last 22 years of hard-fought peace.

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Prelims Questions:

Q.1) With reference to the National Film Archive of India (NFAI), consider the following statements:
1. It is the premier organization of Ministry of Culture which is involved in film conservation, preservation and restoration.
2. Recently Oscar Academy President launched the Hindi version of ‘Digital Dilemma’ by National Film Archive of India (NFAI).

Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) None of the above

Ans: B
Mains Questions:
Q.1) What is the Naga peace agreement? Is there something in the agreement that was hindering its disclosure?