Dated events associated with this case. Each event is a shared record: the same event appears identically wherever it is relevant.
· Declaration
The Naga National Council declared independence a day before India's own, after rejecting integration into the Indian Union.
Significance here: The founding act of the modern Naga self-determination movement.
· Referendum or popular consultation
The NNC organized an unrecognized plebiscite reporting overwhelming support for independence, using a method later questioned by scholars.
Significance here: The central historical reference point cited by Naga self-determination advocates, though its methodology and result remain disputed and it has never been recognized by any state.
· Agreement
An indefinite ceasefire between India and the NSCN-IM faction halted major hostilities and opened the door to a decades-long negotiation process.
Significance here: Ended large-scale armed conflict between Indian forces and the NSCN-IM, the dominant Naga armed faction, though a final political settlement has remained elusive.
· Agreement
A framework of agreed principles was signed as the basis for a future comprehensive settlement, which has not yet been concluded.
Significance here: The most significant recent milestone in Naga-Indian government relations, though it remains an unfinished framework rather than a final settlement even a decade later.
Dates show their real precision. Approximate or uncertain dates are labelled and never converted into an exact day.