2nd June - CA

1. The Naga Issue

Timelines:

1816 - Burma invaded naga inhabited areas and Assam

1826 - British East India Company took control of Assam in 1826, expanded its domain over
modern Nagaland

Till 1892 - all of modern Nagaland except the Tuensang area in the northeast was governed by
the British. It was politically amalgamated into Assam

1918 - Naga nationalist movement to form a state of their own

1947 - After independedence Naga inhabited areas remained a part of Assam which created
discontent among them. Naga National Council wreaked havoc in the state.

1955 - The Union government sent the Indian Army in 1955, to restore order

1957 - The Government began diplomatic talks with representatives of Naga tribes, and the
Naga Hills district of Assam and the Tuensang frontier were united in a single political entity that became a Union territory, directly administered by the Central government with a large degree of autonomy. This was not satisfactory to the tribes, however, and soon agitation and violence increased across the state—included attacks on Army and government institutions, as well as civil disobedience and non-payment of taxes

1963 - Statehood granted to Nagaland

1964 - A ‘Peace Mission’ was formed which resulted in the signing of an Agreement for Suspension of Operation (AGSOP) with the insurgents on 6th Spetember

Till 1967 - But violence continued and six rounds of talks between the Centre and insurgents
failed. The ‘Peace Mission’ broke in 1967.

1972 - The Government of India banned the NNC under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of 1967 and launched a massive counter-insurgency operation

1975 - the Shillong Accord was signed between NNC and the Government of India where the NNC cadres accepted “without condition, the Constitution of India”.

1980 - A section of the NNC rebelled against the accord and formed the National Socialist
Council of Nagaland (NSCN)

1981 - Split in NSCN into Isak-Muivah faction (NSCN-IM) and the Khaplang faction (NSCN-K).
Their objective : to establish Nagalim (greater Nagaland) comprising Naga inhabited areas of
Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and neighbouring Myanmar

1997 - Prime Minister Atal Bihari vajpayee announced that the Government after talks with Isak group of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) declared a cease-fire or cessation of operations

2001 - ceasefire agreement with NSCN-K
Despite the ceasefire the militancy has never stopped in nagaland.The militant groups have been continuously collecting ‘tax’ from the people and business establishments. This money is collected from all sources, including from Government departments and the extortion network spreads over not only the cities like Dimapur, Kohima and various District headquarters and townships but also over almost all the 1317 villages of the state. ‘Tax’ is also collected from commercial vehicles plying on National Highway 39, en route, to Manipur. Neither the Central nor the state Government is taking any action against this ‘tax collection’ by the militants

The recent problems:

Cause: The recent violence erupted when Mr. muviah's visit to his birthplace Somdal in Ukhrul district of Manipur was banned by Manipur government.

1st June 2010 - the first peace talk between the union government and NSCN(IM)

What does NSCN want? - To form Nagalim by integrating Naga-inhabited areas in Assam, Manipur.

Obstacles - Objections by Manipur and Assam to secede thsoe areas to the proposed Nagalim

Interlocutor for governemnt - R.S.Pandey

2. President's rule has been impopsed in Jharkhand for the 2nd time in a span of 2 years

3. “A Disappearing Number" - a highly acclaimed play created and produced by the British theatre company, Complicite, which takes as its starting point the story of the grand collaboration between the Indian mathematical genius, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and the Cambridge University's renowned mathematician, Godfrey Harold Hardy

4. The International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) is the largest conference for the topic of mathematics. It meets once every four years, hosted by the International Mathematical Union (IMU). The 2010 session is going ot take place in Hyderabad

5.The Man Who Knew Infinity - biography of Srinivasa Ramanujam by Robert Kanigel

6.Tamil Nadu celebrates 22 December (Ramanujan's birthday) as 'State IT Day'

7. The retail price of gold in India crossed the Rs19,000-mark for 10 gm for the first time ever on account of a surge in global spot and futures markets as well as a weaker rupee, but settled at Rs18,700 by market closing time.

8.Pipavav Shipyard Limited (PSL) - the first private sector port in India. it is controlled and operated by the AP Møller Group (Maersk) of Denmark, one of the largest maritime groups in the world
Location: The shipyard complex is located on the south western coast of Gujarat, about 130 km from Bhavnagar to its east and Diu, about 90 km to its west

9. Louis Vuitton has designed the case for holdign the World cup trophy.From the tournament's beginning in 1930, the World Cup trophy has always been transported in an armored metal case -- largely for reasons of security.

10. Kingfisher Airlines has been voted the best Indian carrier and Finnair the best in north Europe in a global survey by an independent research agency - often called the Oscars of airline industry.

11. Bangladesh has signed an accord to finalise transhipment deal with India to allow Indian goods to be transported to its northeastern Tripura State.
Ashuganj - to be the new port of call
Shilghat - an already existing port-of-call
Through this accord, heavy Indian consignments for the Palatana power Project in Tripura will be transported through Bangladesh