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India's North east and Myanmar India's North East Region (NER), which has been affected by a plet... more India's North east and Myanmar India's North East Region (NER), which has been affected by a plethora of armed insurgencies, has in the recent years seen a stabilisation of its security. The region's security is influenced not only by the policy of India but also with the cooperation and political stability in the neighbouring countries such as Myanmar. In the recent years the region has witnessed a steep dip in insurgency related fatalities, decreasing from 469 in 2014 to 27 in 2020.
An improvised explosive device (IED), weighing approximately seven kilograms, planted inside the ... more An improvised explosive device (IED), weighing approximately seven kilograms, planted inside the premises of an under-construction coke plant at Bther village in East Jaintia Hills District, was recovered by Police on January 16, 2020. The next day, Sainkupar Nongtraw, the 'general secretary' of the indigenous insurgent outfit, Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), stated, After we read in the media about the opposition from three villages and pressure groups to the setting up of the coke plant, we tried to verify the fact. We found out that local traditional heads like the doloi (chief) of Sutnga Elaka and the headmen had used their power to issue a no-objection certificate to set up the plant. He claimed that though the outfit had planted the IED, "we decided not to explode the IED due to the presence of local indigenous people. The members of the outfit also decided not to attack the security of the factory". Nongtraw, however, asked the doloi of Sutnga Elaka and the headman to take back the no-objection certificate that was given to the plant. A writ petition against setting up of the plant in the area had been filed by Dame Wanhi Rymbai and others in the Meghalaya High Court. Vide an order on December 22, 2019, the Court had stayed the setting up of the coke plant. However, on January 15, 2020, the Court vacated the stay order and disposed of the matter.
The Myanmar Army (Tatmadaw) launched the second phase of its Operation Sunrise-2, in the vicinity... more The Myanmar Army (Tatmadaw) launched the second phase of its Operation Sunrise-2, in the vicinity of Lahe and Nayun townships in the Sagaing Region of Myanmar, along the India-Myanmar border, targeting Indian Insurgent Groups (IIGs) based in Myanmar. The operation lasted 23 days -May 16 to June 8, 2019 -and resulted in the arrest of about 70 to 80 militants (group identity not disclosed) and destruction of seven to eight IIG camps.
Chittagong Hill Tract, 2019
NSCN-IM : Widening Nexus, 2019
SAIR, 2019
Tripura Assessment
SAIR, 2018
Arunachal Pradesh review
Recent COIN success of State Forces in Meghalaya
Changing Scenario of Insurgency in North East India
India's North east and Myanmar India's North East Region (NER), which has been affected by a plet... more India's North east and Myanmar India's North East Region (NER), which has been affected by a plethora of armed insurgencies, has in the recent years seen a stabilisation of its security. The region's security is influenced not only by the policy of India but also with the cooperation and political stability in the neighbouring countries such as Myanmar. In the recent years the region has witnessed a steep dip in insurgency related fatalities, decreasing from 469 in 2014 to 27 in 2020.
An improvised explosive device (IED), weighing approximately seven kilograms, planted inside the ... more An improvised explosive device (IED), weighing approximately seven kilograms, planted inside the premises of an under-construction coke plant at Bther village in East Jaintia Hills District, was recovered by Police on January 16, 2020. The next day, Sainkupar Nongtraw, the 'general secretary' of the indigenous insurgent outfit, Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), stated, After we read in the media about the opposition from three villages and pressure groups to the setting up of the coke plant, we tried to verify the fact. We found out that local traditional heads like the doloi (chief) of Sutnga Elaka and the headmen had used their power to issue a no-objection certificate to set up the plant. He claimed that though the outfit had planted the IED, "we decided not to explode the IED due to the presence of local indigenous people. The members of the outfit also decided not to attack the security of the factory". Nongtraw, however, asked the doloi of Sutnga Elaka and the headman to take back the no-objection certificate that was given to the plant. A writ petition against setting up of the plant in the area had been filed by Dame Wanhi Rymbai and others in the Meghalaya High Court. Vide an order on December 22, 2019, the Court had stayed the setting up of the coke plant. However, on January 15, 2020, the Court vacated the stay order and disposed of the matter.
The Myanmar Army (Tatmadaw) launched the second phase of its Operation Sunrise-2, in the vicinity... more The Myanmar Army (Tatmadaw) launched the second phase of its Operation Sunrise-2, in the vicinity of Lahe and Nayun townships in the Sagaing Region of Myanmar, along the India-Myanmar border, targeting Indian Insurgent Groups (IIGs) based in Myanmar. The operation lasted 23 days -May 16 to June 8, 2019 -and resulted in the arrest of about 70 to 80 militants (group identity not disclosed) and destruction of seven to eight IIG camps.
Chittagong Hill Tract, 2019
NSCN-IM : Widening Nexus, 2019
SAIR, 2019
Tripura Assessment
SAIR, 2018
Arunachal Pradesh review
Recent COIN success of State Forces in Meghalaya
Changing Scenario of Insurgency in North East India
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