India's Nagas in ceasefire appeal

Separatist rebels in Nagaland have urged the Indian Government to stick to the spirit of the ceasefire agreement it signed with them in June.

The agreement, which was reached at talks in Amsterdam, called for the ceasefire to be extended to other Naga-inhabited areas in neighbouring states, but the government decided to limit it to Nagaland following violent protests in those states.

Leaders of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland - the main rebel group - have now proposed that the words "without territorial limits" in the original agreement be replaced with the words "be it anywhere."

Delhi has said it is considering the proposal.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service