Dimapur, June 9 -- In a significant appeal aimed at finding a lasting solution to the protracted Naga political problem, Niki Sumi, President of the NSCN-K (Niki) faction, on Monday urged the creation of a common Naga platform.

Speaking at a press conference in Dimapur on Monday, he suggested inviting the Government of India, which remains firm on one inclusive solution, to the debate.

He said that by an inclusive solution, the government of India meant the inclusion of all Nagas.

Sumi stressed that the broader contours of the common platform must include all Naga political groups, the Nagas from all Naga-inhabited areas, Naga intellectuals, civil societies, frontal organisations, and student leaders, to debate on the current circumsta...