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Myanmar, Bangladesh turn blind eye to Delhi’s pleas on NE outfits |
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Despite assurances, Bangladesh and Myanmar have not lived up to their promises and are reportedly shying away from taking action against NE militants sheltering on their soil.
Days after his surrender before the police Shillong, HNLC Chairman Julius Dorphang said in a press meet on July 26, that he has no information about military crackdown on NE militants based in Bangladesh.
Dorphang was in-charge of HNLC’s foreign affairs and was a linkman between various militant outfits of the region.
Intelligence sources in Shillong said that Bangladesh’s interim government had sent “positive signals to New Delhi” to crackdown on NE militants sheltering on its soil. But, despite these assurances, very little has translated on the ground.
The sources added that the interim government was taking some action “against Islamic fundamentalists” based in that country. But when it came to taking action against NE militants, Dhaka has “turned a blind eye” towards New Delhi’s repeated plea and concerns, as on earlier occasions.
The same is true with Myanmar. The military junta had been sending positive signals to New Delhi that action would be taken against Indian militants based on its soil. The Assam Rifles (AR) had exuded confidence that ‘something concrete’ would materialise after its meeting together with Home Ministry officials with the military junta of Myanmar earlier this year.
Director General of AR, Lt. Gen. P Singh, was part of that delegation, which visited Myanmar together with the Home Ministry officials. He then said in a press meet that things were “moving on the right track” and “something positive and concrete” would develop soon, when asked about military action against NE based militants sheltering in that nation.
However, on Wednesday last, Singh said rather dejectedly in a press meet: “what is preventing Myanmar from taking action against NE militants can’t be commented upon at this juncture,” adding, “even Pakistan says it won’t allow its soil to be mis¬used, but, these are mere statements...in the end we can only hope to be optimistic.”
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