Sovereignty! Really?

I am neither a pessimist nor a turncoat but a realist.

I am referring to our demand for Greater Nagaland and our leaders' continuous nudge with the GOI and the subsequent compromise always. Nagaland is strategically too important for India that for the GOI to ignore our interest will be a blunder. Nagaland may be rightly called a 'necessary evil', we do not contribute to nation's economic wealth but GOI needs our land,I repeat again: our land, not the people. China is already strengthening its influence over India, well supported by their "String of Pearls" strategy. I'm not worried about the survival of Nagas after independence because China will take care of us. China will pour in so much wealth that we will be literally enslaved and our land will be used for further expanding their "String of Pearls" circle. And Needless to say, India is aware of that.

I gave myself the liberty of looking into the future assuming Nagaland to be an independent State. Introspecting the areas of governance and administration, the future does look promising but not without a string of hopelessness.

With 99.9% confidence, the form of government will be Communist (we don’t expect China to overlook this opportunity, do we?). One of the leaders then will be made the President, of course a rubber-stamp President who will be an arm of the command from the wealth provider. Military bases will be developed, basic, consumer goods and capital goods industries will spring up, primary sector will be strengthened to source these industries and tertiary activities will be organised. Tycoons will make their entry into the new market provided, ***** hotels will be built to accommodate them, better roads for their sophisticated cars, malls for their children and clubs and pubs for recreation. ‘Economy will bloom’ will only be an understatement.

What I am basically trying to say is Independent Nagaland seem like a distant dream to me. India will throw as much wealth needed and buy Naga leaders but never let go our land because they need Nagaland though they may not care for the Nagas.

But communism will stand on the ideology of communism. People’s voice will not be heard.

So stay with India: Underdeveloped but democratic, or embrace communism and bring in development?