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BACKGROUND
Since a decade, the militants of
North-east India have taken un-authorized shelter in the territories
of Bhutan.
The militants of United Liberation Front of Assom
(ULFA),
the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB)
and
Kamtapuri Liberation Organisation
are operating
against Indian security forces from their bases in southern, eastern
and central Bhutan.
Since more than a decade, the
United Liberation Front of Assom
(ULFA) and other militant
organisations have been demanding independence from India
The Indian army, the Government of India and the
state government of Assam have been persuading the government of
Bhutan to initiate a joint Indo-Bhutan army operation to drive
out these militants from Bhutan. The
United Liberation Front of Assom
(ULFA) and the
National Democratic
Front of Bodoland (NDFB)
have been outlawed by the government of India.
However, the government of Bhutan has
not, so far, accepted the Indian proposal of a joint
Indo-Bhutan operation against the militants in its soil. Instead,
the 78th session of Bhutan’s National Assembly
held in June, 2000 decided four-pronged strategies to resolve the
ULFA-Bodo problem: (1)
to continue
peaceful negotiations with the militants to try and make them leave
the country peacefully;
(2) to stop
ration and other supplies to the camps of the militants;
(3)to
punish all persons who helped the militants in accordance with the
National Security Act; and,
(4)
as a last resort,
use military action to evict them from Bhutanese soil.
NOTE: December
15, 2003: The Royal Government of Bhutan aided by the Indian army launched a
joint military operation to flush out the Indian militants from Bhutan. For
detail news please visit:
http://www.bhutannewsonline.com
For daily details and updates please
read the homepage and archives of
http://www.bhutannewsonline.com
For a Bhutanese Analyst's View of Security
threat to Bhutan from Indian Militants, please
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