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January 6
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Militant groups operating in
the Northeast have realised that violence will never pay and the
only way to solve their problems is peace negotiations, Union
Home Minister P. Chidambaram said.
Chidambaram said peace agreements
have been signed by the Government with Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
in West Bengal, UPDS in Assam and again it was on the verge of
concluding another agreement with at least two groups in Assam.
"ULFA, both factions of NSCN -- IM and K -- as well as NDFB are
in talks mood.
He said most of the Northeast
was today conflict-free and there was no violence in most parts
of Northeast as 2011 witnessed a new low in the level of violence
where in all states together there were only 627 incidents in
which 70 civilians and 32 Security Force personnel were killed.
"There is a grain of truth (to it).
The Home Minister, however, said
there were still some areas of concern that include extortion
and occasional kidnapping for extortion. "Extortion keeps the
militant groups going. That is their source of funds....I have
been saying this with responsibility that these extortion rackets
must be stopped," he added. Chidambaram said the Central government
was offering support to all state governments in the region to
ensure that extortion does not take place and kidnapping for extortion
does not take place. "During the last year, these incidents have
come down dramatically and I am confident that in 2012, the situation
will be better," he said.
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January 8
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NSCN-IM claimed that two militants
belonging to NSCN-K were killed and four other got injured when
the latter attacked NSCN-IM camp in Chasha village in Tirap District.
Three Civilians were injured
and a house was set ablaze during a clash between NSCN-IM and
NSCN-K at Chasa village in Tirap District. The clashes have now
stopped after arrival of Security Forces in the area.
Representatives from the Central
and Government of Arunachal Pradesh as well as AAPSU and Citizenship
Demand Committee for Chakma and Hajong refugees are members of
the committee on January 9, arrived at a consensus that the Chakma
and Hajong refugees, who came to India between 1964 and 1969,
can be accepted as Indian citizens.
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| January 16 |
During the annual Home Secretary-level
meet between India and Myanmar at Naypyitaw which is to take place
on January 19, a joint strategy to deal with Northeast Indian
militant groups, smuggling of drugs, arms and ammunition will
be high on the agenda.
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| January 19 |
During the Home Secretary level
meeting between the India and Myanmar, Myanmar has assured India
that steps would be taken against the Northeastern militants using
its territory.
Myanmar has sought India's help
for implementation of several road projects, which would facilitate
free movement of the troops to the areas where the militants are
taking shelter. Myanmar has also sought India's help in completing
the trilateral highway linking India, Myanmar and Thailand.
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| January 22 |
Bhutan 'Prime Minister' Jigme
Y Thinley said that there is no camp of any militant formation
of the northeast in his country. He further asserted that Security
Forces are on alert to thwart any such potential attempts by the
militants.
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| March 10 |
Two top cadres belonging to NSCN-K
surrendered along with two .9mm pistols and six live rounds of
ammunition at the Battalion Headquarters, 4 Assam Rifles, in Changlang
District.
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| March 14 |
Pakistan's external intelligence
agency ISI has admitted before a three-member bench of the Pakistan
Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary
to meddling in northeast India. Former ISI chief Asad Durrani
made the admission before the bench during a hearing on the ISI's
mandate. He also admitted ISI funding the BNP during the 1991
general elections in Bangladesh.
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| March 22 |
State Governor General (Retd.)
J J Singh said that Central Government has announced INR 1.38
billion-security package for insurgency hit Tirap and Changlang
Districts for strengthening the Police forces to counter insurgent
activities.
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| March 29 |
Assam and Arunachal Pradesh State
Police have constituted a joint team to carry out anti-insurgency
operations along the interstate border areas. The areas of operation
are the border areas along Tinsukia District of Assam and three
of the five Districts of Arunachal Pradesh namely Lohit, Changlang
and Lower Dibang Valley. The other two Districts are Tirap and
East Siang. ULFA-ATF and CPI-Maoists reportedly use the area.
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| April 1 |
SFs arrested a cadre of the NNC,
identified as Khapwang Mema, from Deomali in Tirap District. An
amount INR 15,600 and an extortion note addressed to market officials
of Deomali on the letterhead of NNC was also found in his possession.
Mema was carrying out extortion in the town for the last couple
of weeks. He had also threatened the locals with dire consequences
if they fail to give him the ransom, an Assam Rifles communiqué
said.
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| April 4 |
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister
Nabam Tuki said that the Union Home Ministry has approved the
demand for deployment of 2,000 additional CAPF in the State to
maintain law and order.
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| April 12 |
A new militant outfit, the UPDF
threatened those involved in the illegal trade of coal, timber
and stone from Lohit and Changlang Districts. Police said, the
threat is meant to extort money from traders. The outfit is headed
by Sumona Munlang, once a trusted sharpshooter of Dawood Ibrahim's
gang, Police said.
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| April 16 |
Addressing the Chief Minister's
conference on internal security, Prime Minister (PM) Manmohan
Singh on April 16 expressed concern over the abduction and extortion
activities in Northeastern region
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram
while addressing Chief Minister's conference on internal security
said that in the Northeastern states, nearly all major insurgent
groups were in talks with the Centre and was confident that there
would further be improvement in the region.
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| April 19 |
Security agencies believe tha
the CPI-Maoist is making inroads into the North-East to gain access
to the arms market in the neighbouring Yunan province of China
and not with the aim of expanding their base.
A MHA document says Maoists are
working in close association with the PLA of Manipur, which also
has a base in Myanmar. "The Maoists have been found carrying Chinese-made
arms, but we do not know yet whether they procured the weapons
directly from China or were supplied arms by north-eastern militant
outfits," the source said.
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| April 27 |
Assam Rifles personnel arrested
four UPDF cadres, identified Lamlai Chowai alias Babu,
Dipankan Chakma alias Pinti, Kina Marak and Arun Chakma,
from Manabum area in Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh.
The militants were arrested from Maitri Village under Diyun Police
Station, where they had taken shelter in the house of a Chakma
widow.
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| April 29 |
The first Arunachal Scouts battalion
arrived in the State to take charge two years after its formation.
Arunachal Scouts is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army with
specialization in mountain warfare and was raised to defend India's
border with Tibet in Arunachal Pradesh.
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| May 2 |
Minister of State for External
Affairs Preneet Kaur, referring to the issue of militants operating
in the northeastern States of India getting help from China, told
the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) that the
Chinese Government has conveyed that it would never support armed
groups that are against the Government of India.
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| May 8 |
Illegal mining is funding extremist outfits in
Arunachal Pradesh, according to a home ministry investigation.
The report, prepared after a visit of senior home ministry officials
to the entire 45-km coal-rich stretch of Changlang District, said
that insurgent groups such as the NSCN are indulging in illegal
mining at Namchik Namphuk, the only coal block allotted to the
State Government.
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| May 12 |
UHM P. Chidambaram asked the Arunachal Pradesh
Government to be on guard against Maoists who are reported to
have already achieved "minimal presence" along the state's boundary
with Assam.
On the issue of law and order problems in Tirap
and Changlang Districts that shares a border with Nagaland and
Myanmar, UHM said that steps had already been initiated to upgrade
police infrastructure and recruit more police personnel. He added
that more CRPF personnel were being deployed to maintain the law
and order in the two Districts. "A total of 1,526 policemen have
been newly recruited in the state and they will start training
from July this year.
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| May 13 |
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said unlawful
activities of CPI-Maoist will not be tolerated in the northeast.
"There will be no compromise with Maoists trying to destabilize
peace in the region and police have been instructed to take action,"
Chidambaram said, adding, "There is no reason to allow such elements
in the region to create disturbance."
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