Dimapur, Feb. 21 -- The Centre and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) have agreed to resume formal talks soon regarding the long-standing Naga political issue.

Officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), including Advisor for the North East, A.K. Mishra, met with NSCN-IM leaders, including General Secretary and chief negotiator Thuingaleng Muivah, in Dimapur on Friday to discuss the matter.

This decision follows a meeting Mishra held on Thursday with the Working Committee of the Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs), an alliance of seven Naga groups that signed an "Agreed Position" with the government in 2017.

The last formal meeting between the government and the NSCN-IM took place in October 2022...