Naga rebels sound warning to Delhi

"We have made our point very clearly that unless the government agrees to meet our demands within a stipulated time frame, there is no point in simply extending the ceasefire," a rebel leader, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said by phone from Bangkok.

Talks between New Delhi and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) were extended into an unscheduled third day Monday after weekend talks in Bangkok failed to break the impasse.

The talks are aimed at saving a nine-year-old ceasefire which expires Tuesday.

Federal minister for Overseas Indian Affairs, Oscar Fernandes, and New Delhi's chief peace negotiator K. Padmanabhaiah are leading the government in the talks with the NSCN leaders, which ended in stalemate on Sunday.