Dimapur, January 08: With 23 days to go for the expiry of the current ceasefire term between the government of India and the NSCN-IM, it is the Naga society who are now all-focussed on the next round of talks between the NSCN-IM representatives and that of the Government of India.

The proposed mid-January talks between the Government of India and the NSCN-IM will decide the matter regarding the ceasefire terms, according to top NSCN-IM sources who informed Newmai News Network today in Dimapur.

As of now, the popular speculations doing the round among the Who's Who of the Naga circle is that the current ceasefire term is definitely going to be extended again for another term after it expires on January 31.The recent salvo thrown up by no other than NSCN-IM supremo Th Muivah threatening to pull out of the ongoing peace process, has been the reason for the panicky striking the public psyche that the days of turmoil in Naga areas are not far behind.

Th Muivah had given the threatening statement in an interview with Subir Bhaumik, a BBC journalist in Bangkok on November-3 last year.

But the people heaved a sigh of relief when NSCN-IM home minister Rh Raising said two days ago that interim solution is on the card.

The NSCN-IM leader had said this while talking to a Dimapur media establishment adding that interim solution was the corridor to permanent settlement of the Naga issue.

The various Naga Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) including the Naga Hoho, the Naga Mothers Association and the Naga Students' Federation have been running against time campaigning not to abrogate the ongoing peace process.

The government of India had, on various occasions, expressed optimism that the NSCN-IM would not call it quit regarding ongoing cease-fire.

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