Isak Chisi Swu, chairman of the Naga rebel group NSCN-IM, has left for an undisclosed destination abroad, leaving the next round of peace talks with the government in jeopardy.
A source in the NSCN-IM, which has been engaged in peace talks with the government since 1997, said that Swu will attend future peace talks with the government. The NSCN-IM general secretary Th Muivah will lead the rebel group's delegation in the next round of talks, to be held on Wednesday.
The NSCN-IM chairman, who was staying at Camp Hebron near Dimapur, slipped out of the country on October 3 through an unidentified route, much to the surprise of security agencies.
Security sources said that the NSCN-IM top