Indian security agencies
are not hopeful of Myanmar
immediately launching a
Bhutan-type operation to
flush out northeastern militants
from the country, reports
Times of India on
June 2. The news report
quotes a security source
saying, "It's NSCN
(Khaplang) chief SS Khaplang
who calls the shots there.
Ulfa and the NDFB have smaller
contingents. Ulfa has about
200 Ulfa fighters while
the strength of the NDFB
is just about 100. Manipuri
outfits have about 3,000
militants. The size of the
NSCN (Khaplang) [Nationalist
Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang]
is also quite big",
he added. "Let's see
how Myanmar deals with the
militants this time. Earlier,
it used force against them
only to extort money. We
have marked the rebel hideouts.
We think the militants can
be driven out easily if
Myanmar acts like Bhutan."
The sources said. |
