Insurgency / Northeast

ITANAGAR, Feb 1 ? Arunachal Pradesh has opposed the inclusion of some parts of the state territory in greater Nagalim. However it made it clear that the government is not against the peace talks between New Delhi and NSCN (IM) leaders. "The State government is not against the peace process which should be within the ambit of the territory of Nagaland and within the framework of Indian Constitution", Takam Sanjoy Minister, Education and government spokesman told media persons, on Friday.

Sanjoy emphatically stated that not a single inch of land of Arunachal Pradesh would be parted with...

NEW DELHI, Jan 30 ? Amidst mixed reactions over his appointment as the Union Minister in-charge for Department of Development of the North Eastern Region (DONER), Dr CP Thakur has offered his services to mediate with the underground outfits, even as he emphasized the need to complete ongoing projects in the Region.

The unexpected shifting of Arun Shourie from DONER and his replacement by Dr Thakur has caught all by surprise here. Sri Shourie?s understanding of the complex problems facing the region and a close rapport with all section of the political leadership were among many advantages...

NEW DELHI, Jan 28 ? Insurgents fighting the security forces may soon have a tough time, with the Union Government planning to procure 64,000 AK-47 assault rifles. The global tenders for the same has been floated by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

This was revealed by Deputy Prime Minister, L K Advani at the meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee here yesterday. In addition, the MHA is also incurring an expenditure of Rs 647 crore for strengthening the air power of the Central paramilitary forces.

The major modernisation initiative also included procurement of 14 floating...

Guwahati, Jan. 24: Peeved over the NSCN (I-M)?s claim over a large area of Karbi Anglong in its proposed Nagalim, the Karbi Students? Association has decided to submit a representation to the Centre opposing any move to divide the hill district.

The association president Roland Kiling told The Telegraph here that the representation would be sent to the Centre after an official resolution is passed at the general conference of the students? organisation to be held at Diphu from January 29.

?Karbi Anglong is for the Karbis and there can be no question of giving even an inch of our land to others...

Dimapur, Jan. 24: A day after its leaders wrapped up their maiden talks on Indian soil, the NSCN (I-M) today said issues relating to Manipur ? a grey area in the entire peace process ? were only a part of the ?Indo-Naga problem?.

Speaking out for the first time on the recent meeting between Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the Manipur delegation led by chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh, NSCN (I-M) leader V. Horam today said the Indo-Naga issue should be ?looked in its totality?.

?We don?t want to waste time splitting hairs on the Manipur-Nagaland or Nagaland-Assam issues. We are not...

New Delhi, Jan. 24: The communications ministry is locked in a battle with the home and defence ministries over ?blanket? monitoring of mobile phone calls in sensitive areas, particularly the northeast.

The home ministry has informed the communications ministry that monitoring of wireless communication in sensitive areas is part of its civilian functions.

The defence ministry has indicated that it will permit deployment of WiLL (wireless in local loop) systems ? limited mobility service ? in the northeast if it is granted monitoring access. The home ministry does not object to this.

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New Delhi, January 24: Top leaders of NSCN(I-M), who have just concluded talks with the Centre, would ask other northeastern insurgent groups to "be prepared to understand" the Centre?s point of view, if the Centre decides to hold parleys with them. "If Government of India would be prepared to talk to them (insurgent outfits), we shall certainly tell them that they should also be prepared to understand the Government.... we will also ask our friends to be prepared to find a better solution," NSCN (I-M) general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah said when asked what message they would like to give to...

RANGIA, Jan 24 ? The Army?s strategy of resource control, by choking the supply routes of the ULFA and the NDFB insurgents holed up in Bhutan, is paying rich dividends as the outfits? camps are being starved of essential commodities and medicine. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Tezpur-based 4 corps, Lt Gen Mohinder Singh, AVSM, said here today that it has led to the lowering of the morale of the ULFA and NDFB cadres.

Lt Gen Singh, who was speaking to newspersons after attending the ?rehabilitation ceremony? of 27 ULFA and NDFB cadres, said that things required to sustain the...

NEW DELHI, Jan 24? Concluding their forthnight-long tour of Delhi, NSCN(I-M) leaders today left for Amsterdam this afternoon after giving a clarion call to all Nagas irrespective of party affiliations to present their suggestions on the ongoing peace process. The Delhi-round of peace talks that ended without much progress on substantive issues was made up by the farewell given to them at the airport by over 500 Naga delegates belonging to various civil groups. ?We are overwhelmed by the response of the Naga people?, the president of the NSCN(I-M), Isak Chisi Swu told the gathering.

The NSCN...

New Delhi, January 23: K Padmanabhaiah, Representative of Government of India and Th. Muivah, General Secretary, NSCN have issued the following Joint Communiqu?, here today according to a press hand out from the Ministry of Home Affairs: "The representatives of the Government of India and the NSCN are pleased with the progress that has been made in the course of the visit of the NSCN leaders to New Delhi, during which they met the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Defence Minister and Finance Minister, and in the formal talks held on 21-23 January. A wide range of substantive issues put...