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Indian security forces have killed at least 13 civilians in a botched ambush near the Myanmar border, officials say. An army patrol mistakenly opened fire on miners returning home after work, killing six. Seven more civilians and an Indian soldier died when angry locals confronted troops. The army has been battling separatist militants in the north-eastern state of Nagaland for years. The incident on Saturday night took place in and around Oting village in Mon district, which borders Myanmar, during a counterinsurgency operation, reports said. Soldiers from the Assam Rifles, an Indian army unit, opened fire on a truck carrying...

GUWAHATI: Young lovers in the northeast are outraged at separatists and other pressure groups imposing a ban on dating in restaurants and marriages outside the community.The Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), a rebel group fighting for an independent homeland for the Meitei majority community in Manipur, on Monday clamped a ban on restaurants and cafes having dimly lit cubicles.The KYKL says restaurants having dimly lit private cabins were “encouraging pre-marital sex” among young lovers. The rebels warned of “drastic action” if anyone violated the prohibition.The ban, however, does not apply to restaurants with a common hall that don’t have partitions...

THE TIMES OF INDIA: Diphu (Assam) - "HUGE QUANTITIES OF EXPLOSIVES RECOVERED, TWO ARRESTED" SNIPPET: "... at Bokajan area and recovered 1200 detonators, 75 kg of explosives and five kgs of fuse wire, which they had kept concealed inside boxes of tomatoes. The duo, identified as Tazika and Thuk from Nagaland's Phek district, were arrested, sources..."

Till some years ago, the general Nagas [Baptist Christian people in NE India] contemptuously described mainland Indians as ‘Indian dogs.” The situation has not changed much since than. Mainland Indians are looked upon as imperial exploiters, and they in turn still treat the people of these “outer areas” as “naked junglees.” [snip] "The Naga tract is conveniently divided between the Indian Army, Underground armed insurgents and some semblance of state administration. Delhi suffers from perpetual amnesia and occasionally wakes up to resume peace talks and declares a ceasefire. What else can you do with a part of “outer India?” Constitutionally,...

The Indian military has begun airlifting essential goods to the north-eastern state of Manipur. Organisations representing Naga tribesmen have been blockading a national highway for more than two weeks now. They are demanding that some parts of Manipur be integrated into the neighbouring state of Nagaland. The federal government has rejected the idea saying it is opposed by Manipur's political parties. Last weekend local police tried to break the blockade by force, but the Nagas responded by burning down government buildings in four districts of Manipur where they are in a majority. Limited space Loaded with essential commodities like medicines...

Naga protesters in India's Manipur state have torched over 40 government buildings since Saturday, police say. Violence erupted after rumours police had manhandled some Naga tribespeople in an attempt to break a roadblock. Nagas are angry at state government opposition to the proposed integration of Naga majority areas in Manipur with neighbouring Nagaland state. Meanwhile, at least three soldiers have died in an attack on their convoy south-east of the state capital Imphal. The situation in four districts of the state is tense and more central forces have been rushed there Two other soldiers were injured in the ambush in...

The Terrorism of the Indian Government Tim Phares Thursday, Aug. 8, 2002 The South Asian subcontinent has been called the most dangerous place in the world, and events there over the past few months seem to confirm this description. While the danger of war seems to have passed for now, India and Pakistan remain on alert and both countries continue to point nuclear-capable missiles at each other. Unfortunately, tensions remain high as each side tries to gain an advantage over the other. Pakistan and minorities within India's borders charge that India is seeking hegemony in the South Asian subcontinent. Certainly...