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Assam: Death by Administrative
Failure Some of
India's worst cases of ethnic and communal violence have
taken place in its Northeast. Many of these went unreported.
Others did not get the attention they deserved. But the
recent attack on passengers from the Northeast, in Munger
in Bihar, drew national attention, even edging out news
of imminent Legislative Assembly elections in four Indian
States.
J&K: Breaking the Stalemate
FOR years,
efforts to bring about a negotiated end to carnage in Jammu
and Kashmir (J&K) have resembled what soldiers call the
Kadam Taal: the parade-ground art of marching briskly
on one spot without actually moving forward.
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Weekly Fatalities: Major Conflicts
in South Asia
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Civilian
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Security
Force Personnel
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Terrorist
|
Total
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|
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BANGLADESH |
8
|
0
|
1
|
9
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INDIA |
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Assam |
31*
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0
|
3
|
34
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Jammu
& |
6
|
6
|
20
|
32
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Left-wing
|
8
|
0
|
12
|
20
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Manipur |
0
|
0
|
12
|
12
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Meghalaya |
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
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Tripura |
1
|
0
|
5
|
6
|
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Total (INDIA) |
46
|
6
|
53
|
105
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NEPAL |
10
|
5
|
32
|
47
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PAKISTAN |
3
|
0
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0
|
3
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* Provisional
data compiled from English language media sources.
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Government holds talks with ULFA on removal of terrorist camps: The Bhutanese Government has reportedly held discussions with leaders of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), a terrorist group active in the Indian State of Assam, and is scheduled to hold another round of talks in the near future. However, the venue and dates of both rounds of talks have not been disclosed. Bhutanese Premier Lyonpo Jigmi Thinley was quoted as saying that the Government had asked the ULFA leadership to close down their camps and remove their cadres from Bhutanese soil. "I sincerely hope that their top leadership will come for the next round of talks as assured by their representatives," said Thinley. He added that leaders of the Bodo terrorist group, the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), were also expected to meet with the Government. Kuensel Online, November 22, 2003.
At
least
50
persons
killed
in
violence
against
Hindi-speaking
people
in
Assam:
At
least
50
civilians
were
reportedly
killed
in
separate
incidents
of
violence
against
the
Hindi-speaking
people
in
the
State
of
Assam.
The
United
Liberation
Front
of
Asom
(ULFA)
has
reportedly
killed
31
civilians
in
different
incidents
primarily
in
the
Tinsukia
and
Dibrugarh
districts
of
Upper
Assam.
The
rest
of
the
killings
are
attributed
to
mob
violence.
Hindustan
Times,
November
24,
2003.
Hurriyat
accepts
offer
to
talk
with
Union
Government
on
Kashmir
issue:
Addressing
a
religious
gathering
at
the
Jama
Masjid
in
capital
Srinagar
on
the
last
Friday
of
the
holy
month
of
Ramzan
on
November
21,
2003,
Mirwaiz
Umer
Farooq,
leader
of
the
secessionist
front,
All
Parties
Hurriyat
Conference
(APHC),
said,
"we
have
accepted
the
offer
to
talk
with
the
Central
[Union]
Government
unconditionally
as
the
conglomerate
always
stood
for
dialogue
and
a
peaceful
resolution
of
the
Kashmir
issue.
Let
the
invitation
come
from
the
Indian
Government
and
we
are
prepared
to
talk."
Meanwhile,
Syed
Ali
Shah
Geelani,
leader
of
the
breakaway
Hurriyat
faction,
said,
"The
people
who
are
accepting
the
offer
to
hold
talks
cannot
be
described
as
the
representatives
of
the
people
of
Jammu
and
Kashmir.
They
are
betraying
the
trust
of
the
people
as
by
holding
talks
they
have
in
a
way
transformed
an
international
problem
to
a
domestic
Indian
problem.
The
issue
can
only
be
settled
through
tripartite
talks."
Daily
Excelsior;
The
Hindu,
November
22,
2003.
Ranvir
Sena
warns
ULFA
and
Assam
Government
regarding
protection
of
Biharis:
On
November
17,
2003,
the
Ranvir
Sena,
an
outlawed
'army'
of
upper
caste
landlords
in
the
State
of
Bihar,
threatened
the
United
Liberation
Front
of
Asom
(ULFA)
with
dire
consequences
if
it
instigates
violence
against
Biharis
in
Assam.
In
its
statement,
the
Sena
also
warned
that
if
the
Assam
Government
fails
to
protect
the
lives
and
property
of
Biharis,
it
would
send
its
cadres
to
Assam
to
'take
on'
the
ULFA.
New
Indian
Express,
November
18,
2003.
11
PREPAK
terrorists
killed
in
Manipur:
Eleven
terrorists
of
the
proscribed
People's
Revolutionary
Party
of
Kangleipak
(PREPAK)
were
reportedly
killed
during
a
clash
with
cadres
of
an
unnamed
terrorist
outfit
in
the
Setpur
hills
area
of
Bishenpur
district
in
Manipur
on
November
17,
2003.
Official
sources
said
that
the
PREPAK
cadres
were
traveling
in
two
vehicles
when
they
were
attacked
by
