Former special director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), AK Mishra arrived Dimapur on Saturday afternoon to hold talks with NSCN (I-M) leadership on September 20, at Police Complex, Chümoukedima.
Mishra declined to answer to journalists specific question about his role in the negotiations between Government of India and the Naga political groups.
It was learnt that Mishra is also scheduled to meet the Working Committee of the seven NNPGs. However, the date for the meeting was yet to be finalized.
Centre is yet officially declare whether or not a new interlocutor would be appointed after R.N. Ravi– government of India representative and Interlocutor for Naga talks, was transferred as Tamil Nadu governor.
It may be mentioned that in 2020, director Intelligence Bureau Arvind Kumar along with special director AK Mishra were directed by the Prime Minister’s Office to get the NSCN (I-M) back on track after talks between NSCN (I-M) and Ravi hit a dead end.
As reported, sources said that though talks between IB officials and NSCN (I-M) were going for over a year now, however, Ravi, as the interlocutor, had declared that all official talks were over with the Naga groups by October 31, 2019.
In this regard, Centre is not likely to appoint another interlocutor, sources added.