NSCN(IM) threatens oil exploration in disputed areas

The NSCN (IM) warned Wednesday that it won't allow oil and gas exploration in disputed areas between Nagaland and Assam until the Centre resolves the protracted Naga "political" issue-a mild alternative used in reference to the insurgent group's demand for a separate nation of "Greater Nagalim", among others.
The outfit reminded the government that it had issued a standing order more than two decades ago that "no mineral wealth in Naga areas will be allowed for exploration and extraction until political settlement is reached". "This order still stands valid today," it said Wednesday.