WHERE DO WE STAND?

Politic is a complex to visible but that always can be determined by the reflection of the deeds. It is also possible to predict one’s political stand by various dimensions and there is also Cartesian point where all the dimensions meet. Sometime, it can also be defined by complex scientific methods, complex social and politico theories or philosophies. However, people follow different paths depend on the destination that we follow.

Today, when you looked at the faces of Nagas in Burma, the sense of wariness prevailed in every Nagas not because of the fear or inability but the lack of opportunity and strategies being laid for. Eventually, we become neither here nor there! Sometime, the myths which we believe make more muddle on our stepping. The question arise then, WHERE DO WE STAND?

Nagas in Burma are most marginalized and isolated group of people, yet we are struggling to for equality that every nation have. Do we gained enough today? The answer to this question is so obviously, “NO”. Our struggles and thinking stopped right here at “NO”. It is a word that made us weaker and smaller and never! We have seen enough, we need the paradigm-shift!

If we look at the history that we’ve come through, we are the people with uniqueness. Indeed, we have different goal and destination. Nevertheless, this does not meant that the necessary to be isolated from the ground of globalization or global political-shift. Today, no Naga can say firmly “we have achieved …..”! Our political playground become smaller and smallest, it is very hard to see it clearly at the present. We tend to stand firmly for our nation in the midst of the world but pragmatically not beyond our own house! We fight in our house and we die in our own house, what a waste of precious lives we’ve already lost!!

If we started counting, the first achievement is forming “Eastern Naga Revolutionary Council” on 7th April, 1965 followed by peace-pack on 9th April, 2012. These reflect our strengths or politic. We were/are not strong enough to preserve and protect our rights. The consequence of this is; we are enslaved by our consent! We become homeless in our own home and strangers in our own lands. We are completely controlled. The unheard prayer echo for Savoir is stopped at the thick jungle of Pakai hill. I believe, this unheard prayer would definitely be reached to everywhere at least through Facebook!

Today, it reflects more of our strengths. We are left alone at the jungle; we think it was our right to be alone. Yet, we never realized that we are being isolated by the people. Government of Myanmar seems to be not serious with our Naga problem. I am afraid that our demands are not fulfilled. I am more afraid that if we do not have anything to demand. On the other hand, other ethnic groups seem to be assumed that Naga have good relationship with Government of Myanmar. When these ethnic groups are against the Government of Myanmar, they hate Naga more. Being left out in Laiza conference is a good reflection!! Not only in the Burma but also we have serious problem in India too. The India government is very clear that they can’t adjust two Naga groups in the table. We have very few Nagas in India who support the Nagas of in Burma. What more do we have to hope for? Does this situation make you to realize what to do? Tell us, WHERE DO WE STAND?

Whether we think we can or think we can’t, we’re right! It is we who have to choose if we have something to choose. And every choice has its consequences! Looking at the others where they stand and we MUST look at our stand very DEEPLY & CAREFULLY! We are neither here or there, where do we stand!

Ke Jung