‘Indo-Bhutan border next to Pak on terror’

Pakistan is not the only troublesome neighbour for India. The Government has expressed concern about existence of Indian insurgent camps in ...

Pakistan is not the only troublesome neighbour for India. The Government has expressed concern about existence of Indian insurgent camps in neighbouring countries including Bangladesh, Myanmar and Bhutan.

Home Secretary N. Gopalaswami said the matter had been taken up with the governments of the countries and they had assured that they would not allow their territory to be for anti-India activities. Of these, it was the situation at Indo-Bhutan border which was a matter of serious concern.

In his presentation to Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, Gopalaswami said proper guarding of the 587 km long border is difficult owing to the terrain. He said that some insurgent groups — specially the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) — had established their camps across the border in Bhutan.

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‘‘The matter of removal of these camps had been taken up with Royal Government of Bhutan which had assured that they would not allow these elements to use their territory for activities prejudicial to Indian interest,’’ the Home Secretary said.

Gopalaswami also expresed concern about the rise of Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) in the country. Apart from the traditional strongholds of the left- wing movement, its newly acquired areas of influence are Chhattisgarh, western districts of West bengal, parts of north Bihar, eastern UP, and eastern and southern Jharkhand.

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