Marking a big step forward in the Naga peace process, exiled NSCN (IM) leaders on Friday accepted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s invitation to visit India for further talks.Although the dates are yet to be finalised, the visit is likely to happen during mid-November or December, said a member of the Naga delegation which is here for talks with India’s interlocutor K. Padmanabaiah.‘‘The outcome of today’s talks between the Indian Government and the NSCN (IM) was very good. The talks went off very well and we have accepted the Prime Minister’s invitation to visit India,’’ said the member, who is in Bangkok along with with Thuingaleng Muviah and other senior leaders of the Naga outfit.‘‘We would not have gone to India without an official invitation from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. But with the invitation now, we will go,’’ the member added.No fresh demands were made by the NSCN (IM) today and a second round of formal talks will be held tomorrow before the two sides issue a joint statement, he said. — PTI
