Stasis over the demand of a separate Naga flag and constitution and the anticipated disruption in the competencies in the Naga inhabited areas outside Nagaland could scupper the talks.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah wants to end the Naga deal here and now, somehow. The question now is what they are going to offer as a compensatory gesture to the NSCN-IM

The framework agreement was signed between the GOI and NSCN (IM) on August 3, 2015.