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'Chinese militants backing N-E rebels'

The Statesman (New Delhi)
December 20, 2000

Shivanth Jha

NEW DELHI, Dec. 19. ? The Intelligence Bureau has asked the Centre to
take urgent steps to combat "Sino militants' illegal infiltration,
supply of huge quantities of sophisticated arms and ammunition and
contraband into India from China to the North-east."

The IB had submitted a five-page confidential report to the home affairs
ministry last week. It noted: "The Chinese militants have spread their
area of operation in all the seven North-Eastern states and are running
parallel administrations with the help of local militants in the entire
region, posing a serious threat to internal security."

"If timely action is not taken, the entire region is likely to be turned
into a big arms bazaar," the report stated and added that due to the
Nepal government's strict law enforcement, they were concentrating on
the North-east.

The agency sent its report soon after the visits of the Assam Governor,
Lt Gen (retd) SK Sinha, Mr. Prafulla Mahanta and Mr. Nipamacha Singh. It
accused all the seven state governments of poor administrative control
in tackling the menace.

The report said about 60 to 75 per cent of the illegal arms is being
supplied to rebel groups in Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Assam,
Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura by Chinese militants.

"These outfits are creating a major law and order problem in the
bordering NE region and it will be difficult for the law enforcement
agencies, including Border Security Force, to deal with the situation,
if timely action is not initiated by New Delhi," it said.

Justifying the IB report, Manipur's deputy chief minister, Mr. L
Chandramani Singh told The Statesman today: "We just can't rule out the
possibility of supply of illegal arms from across the border." He,
however, denied poor administrative action by the state governments.
They were doing their best with the available financial resources, he
added.

The IB report, which was forwarded to Mr. LK Advani, and the home
secretary, Mr Kamal Pandey, also stated: "If the government fails to
take suitable measures, the entire North-East region is likely to be
turned into a Chinese gun bazaar as they (Chinese militants outfits)
have flooded the area with sophisticated arms and ammunition."

It said that Chinese militants supply firearms to the Ulfa, Bodo and
Naga rebels. Despite largescale security operations, militancy has
increased during the past two years, the report added.

The Ulfa has become the major buyer of such firearms, the report said,
adding that "it has increased its clout in the region". Chinese
explosives are widely used by Bodo militants who were behind over 100
blasts in the states.




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<p>The Statesman (New Delhi)
<br>December 20, 2000
<p><b>Shivanth Jha</b>
<p><b>NEW DELHI, Dec. 19.</b> ? The Intelligence Bureau has asked the Centre
to take urgent steps to combat "Sino militants' illegal infiltration, supply
of huge quantities of sophisticated arms and ammunition and contraband
into India from China to the North-east."
<p>The IB had submitted a five-page confidential report to the home affairs
ministry last week. It noted: "The Chinese militants have spread their
area of operation in all the seven North-Eastern states and are running
parallel administrations with the help of local militants in the entire
region, posing a serious threat to internal security."
<p>"If timely action is not taken, the entire region is likely to be turned
into a big arms bazaar," the report stated and added that due to the Nepal
government's strict law enforcement, they were concentrating on the North-east.
<p>The agency sent its report soon after the visits of the Assam Governor,
Lt Gen (retd) SK Sinha, Mr. Prafulla Mahanta and Mr. Nipamacha Singh. It
accused all the seven state governments of poor administrative control
in tackling the menace.
<p>The report said about 60 to 75 per cent of the illegal arms is being
supplied to rebel groups in Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Assam, Meghalaya,
Nagaland and Tripura by Chinese militants.
<p>"These outfits are creating a major law and order problem in the bordering
NE region and it will be difficult for the law enforcement agencies, including
Border Security Force, to deal with the situation, if timely action is
not initiated by New Delhi," it said.
<p>Justifying the IB report, Manipur's deputy chief minister, Mr. L Chandramani
Singh told The Statesman today: "We just can't rule out the possibility
of supply of illegal arms from across the border." He, however, denied
poor administrative action by the state governments. They were doing their
best with the available financial resources, he added.
<p>The IB report, which was forwarded to Mr. LK Advani, and the home secretary,
Mr Kamal Pandey, also stated: "If the government fails to take suitable
measures, the entire North-East region is likely to be turned into a Chinese
gun bazaar as they (Chinese militants outfits) have flooded the area with
sophisticated arms and ammunition."
<p>It said that Chinese militants supply firearms to the Ulfa, Bodo and
Naga rebels. Despite largescale security operations, militancy has increased
during the past two years, the report added.
<p>The Ulfa has become the major buyer of such firearms, the report said,
adding that "it has increased its clout in the region". Chinese explosives
are widely used by Bodo militants who were behind over 100 blasts in the
states.
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