Posted on 06/06/2007 3:22:30 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
GUWAHATI: Nepal is turning out to be the latest sanctuary for separatists of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) with the outfit forging links with Maoist guerrillas in the neighbouring country.
The sensational revelations were made by Ghanakanta Bora and his wife Tulsi, both senior ULFA leaders, who surrendered to army and civil authorities on Tuesday in eastern Assam's Tinsukia district.
"The ULFA have set up some bases in Nepal with the help of Maoist guerrillas and the outfit was preparing to shift a large number of cadres and leaders to the neighbouring country," a senior Army Commander said quoting the couple.
The husband-wife duo, along with their five-year-old son Kiran Koirala, was based in Nepal before deciding to "shun the path of violence and join the mainstream".
"We have been in touch with Maoist groups in Nepal and procuring arms, ammunition, and explosives for the ULFA," Bora told journalists on the sidelines of the surrender ceremony.
The former rebel leader said the ULFA's think-tank decided to set up bases in Nepal after both Myanmar and Bangladesh tightened the noose on Indian separatist camps in their respective countries.
The ULFA, which had its bases in Bhutan until the military crackdown in 2003, shifted to Myanmar after the operations. while a number of their top leaders were reportedly sheltered in Bangladesh.
But there is a shift in the situation with both the military junta in Myanmar and the caretaker government in Dhaka deciding to crack down on Indian militant groups, prompting the ULFA to look for safe sanctuaries in the neighbourhood.
"The heat is on here in Assam with a full-scale offensive (military) currently underway and with Myanmar and Bangladesh now beginning to crack down, the ULFA is left with no other option but to relocate," the Army Commander said, requesting not to be named.
India and Nepal share a 1,800-km unfenced open border.
India's Minister of State for Home Affairs Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal last year quoted intelligence reports saying Maoist guerrillas were trying to set up bases in the country's northeast by forging links with Indian separatists, particularly the ULFA, a rebel group fighting for an independent homeland in Assam.
Maybe India is not as intelligent as you are. Maybe the Indian government needs the advise of someone as intelligent as you to make sure they act in favour of their own interests. /sarc
“Maybe India is not as intelligent as you are. Maybe the Indian government needs the advise of someone as intelligent as you to make sure they act in favour of their own interests. /sarc”
Dude, your sarcastic comment offers nothing. There is no monolith “Indian” interest. A raving commie lunatic will call Maoism is in the best interest of India(and the world), while a right-winger thinks Maoism means the death of family, society, culture, economy and Indian national identity.
Those Indians who favor maoists ARE serving “Indian” interest in a sense their version of “Indian” interest being that radical leftist revolution would turn India into the workers’ paradise. Those kind of Indians are in power and pulling the strings.
Dude get those blinkers off your eyes. Maoists are not in power in India. And if at all they are, then you got to accept it as people’s wish.
A billion Indians have voted the Maoists to power no? /sarc
People voted for Hitler to power. People overwhelmingly supported Mao. They are the two biggest mass murderers in human history.
Hitler did not have the majority and nobody ever voted for Mao. Go read your history.
BTW whats your point?
They wanted to replace a theocratic Hindu state with an Indian style democracy/anarchy, as they had that much faith in their system. Good luck Nepal. Its been doing wonders in India for a while now.
“BTW one thing you would notice.........
Burma and Bhutan cooperated with India in rooting out the terrorists and thats yielding results.”
Why doesn’t India try to “bring democracy” to Burma — a real murderous dictatorship? Also, why is India acting as Bhutan’s dictator King’s protectorate?
If Indian government’s aim is to strengthen democracy, why were they in bed with Nepali maoists? And why are they allying themselves with Burma and Bhutan, both of whom oppress a significant portion of their population?
“Nepal’s so-called “King” and now “ex-King” thought he was too smart and too good to take any advise from India.”
Advice or blackmail? You don’t “advice” foreign countries by providing material and moral support to its insurgents(namely Nepali Maoists in exile in India). It is like Taliban giving “advice” to the colalition forces regarding how best to deal with Al Qaeda.
“The result being...... Nepal was the loser. Much earlier Sri-Lanka also took a similar lesson the hard way. They now know better.”
? How does that compare to Nepal? India supported Tamil terrorists.
“Hitler did not have the majority and nobody ever voted for Mao. Go read your history.”
Hitler was democratically elected. Know history. And Mao had so much following and clout that the anti-Mao forces had to settle in a tiny island in Taiwan. Hit the history books.
“BTW whats your point?”
You are a hypocrite and an ignoramus.
If Indian government’s aim is to strengthen democracy, why were they in bed with Nepali Maoists? And why are they allying themselves with Burma and Bhutan, both of whom oppress a significant portion of their population?”
Why you ask? Cuz India doesn't try to “bring democracy” anywhere. Unlike the US Its not India’s business to bring democracy around the world. India is not the US of A. India has allied with dictators and commie government in the past its not a secret.
India’s only concern is that other countries internal conflicts dont spill over into their own border and the neighbouring countries maintain at least a semblance of peace. Save for that India doesn’t have interest in what form of government other countries want to form (unless it is viciously hostile to India, as was the case with Gyanendra ). There we very little India can do to intervene in every conflict and get bogged down there trying to bring democracy.
In Nepal, India’s intentions were not to install a democratic government but to see that the situation does not spiral out of hand and stability and relative peace is maintained. For that to happen the King needed to leave the office. India only brought together all the mainstream parties, those marginalised (that includes even the Maoists) and any others willing to participate to build a consensus and form a stable and functioning government. Its not the best solution but better then Gyanendra’s instability and mindless violence. Other then that its for the Nepalese to form their government elect their people.
“You don’t “advice” foreign countries by providing material and moral support to its insurgents(namely Nepali Maoists in exile in India). It is like Taliban giving “advice” to the colalition forces regarding how best to deal with Al Qaeda.”
Thats a libel only your blinded hatred for India is capable of. Its only because of Indian arms and military aid that Nepalese government (including even your deranged lunatic King) was able to fight the Maoists. In fact India is the biggest supplier of arms and ammunition to Nepal. India didn't help the Maoists, India helped Nepal fight the Maoists until your “King” botched it up and then shifted the blame on India.
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050424/main1.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4655071.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4531693.stm
“? How does that compare to Nepal? India supported Tamil terrorists.”
India also sent IPFK to fight the LTTE, in which India lost close to 1200 soldiers. The Sri Lankan government was supporting the LTTE behind our backs (which they themselves admit today).... to stick it to the Indians. They paid a price for that.
“Hitler was democratically elected. Know history.”
You need to study history dude. And dont take me on in this subject....
The Nazis never captured more than 37 percent of the national vote, they held a minority of cabinet posts and fewer than 50 percent of the seats in the Reichstag. They grabbed power through the Reichstag's burning incident during the time they were asked to prove their majority in the parliament.
“And Mao had so much following and clout “
Clout is not the same as democratic mandate. You can wield brute power but thats not popular democratic mandate.
They were so bigoted against Hindu fundamentalists that they supported godless maoist terrorists, who happen to also be trying to overthrow India itself. Soon Nepal will be completely controlled by maoists. Well, it’s been doing wonders for China for a while now. India is next.
Burma is China's ally. Therefore India is afraid of them and will do whatever they can to appease them. Nepal on the other hand is not a Chinese ally, so India has a free hand to do whatever they want to destroy Nepal.
Wow, so you admit that the Indian government supported the very terrorists that they sent their own troops to fight and die against. That almost sounds like the lies you tell about President Bush and the USA. You have to try and make yourself feel better about your own country betraying its own soldiers by slandering the USA and trying to draw moral equivalence between the USA and India. You're wrong. The USA is nothing like India. We are a million times greater than you.
I find it funny how at any given opportunity you try to pretend as someone so much committed to the cause of Hindu nationalism to the extent that you project yourself as a “uber” Hindu nationalist who claims to know better whats in the best interest of the Hindus. Talk about being more Catholic then the Pope......lol.
BTW I would also like to inform you that the Maoists and ULFA are also in alliance with the “Christain Al-Qaida” terrorists who are killing the Hindus and tribal animists in the area. Never seen you say anything against the NLFT.
Also tell me what you think of this article ? (which is actually a Christian propaganda against Nepal):
“so India has a free hand to do whatever they want to destroy Nepal.”
Yeah right! Absolutely. Thats our intention ........ to completely destroy Nepal! /sarc
Do you know that you are a perfect DU material? How did you end up at FR?
Why would we want to millions of screaming islamist lunatics to have democracy? Better for them to be oppressed by a dictator who is scared of the US threat to bomb him into the stone age.
BTW India may have created LTTE doesn't mean we created or supported the Maoists. Releasing prisoners and having a dialog is not the same as supporting terrorism. Have you forgotten how many Pakistani prisoners caught in Afghanistan were released by America?
“That almost sounds like the lies you tell about President Bush and the USA. “
Tell me about it. Another of your DU style libel.....”if you cant debate....use slander”.
“You have to try and make yourself feel better about your own country betraying its own soldiers by slandering the USA and trying to draw moral equivalence between the USA and India. You’re wrong. The USA is nothing like India. We are a million times greater than you.”
Ah the sorry attempt to mount the moral high horse again. There would have been "moral equivalence" if America admitted its mistake that the money and weaponry meant for Pakistan based Mujahideens to fight Russians were actually used to kill Indians and also admitted its mistake that supporting Yahya Khan in the genocide of Hindus in East Pak 1971 was wrong.... doesnt matter if it did nothing to correct the situation. But there is none. We not only admitted our mistake but also did something to correct the mistake while your country repeats it. Get the difference?
I am sorry but......WE are a million times better then you!
Then why are you attempting democracy in Iraq? ...Huh??.... Stumped??
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