Shillong, Jan 5 (PTI) The upcoming general election in Myanmar, the first in two decades, has made the Assam Rifles optimistic that the new government there will mount pressure on Northeast insurgents hiding in that country.
"We share a deep understanding with the Myanmar army. I am sure whichever government comes to power, the understanding will continue," Assam Rifles Director-General Lt Gen K S Yadava told reporters here.
Assam Rifles, the oldest paramilitary force of India, is responsible for guarding the Indo-Myanmar border besides holding counter-insurgency operations in the Northeast.
Many Northeast insurgent groups still have their camps and training centres across the 1,631 km-long border that runs along the frontier states of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram.
Smuggling of arms and ammunition across the border is also rampant.
Source:http://www.ptinews.com/news/453648_Assam-Rifles-pin-hopes-on-Myanmar-elections
"We share a deep understanding with the Myanmar army. I am sure whichever government comes to power, the understanding will continue," Assam Rifles Director-General Lt Gen K S Yadava told reporters here.
Assam Rifles, the oldest paramilitary force of India, is responsible for guarding the Indo-Myanmar border besides holding counter-insurgency operations in the Northeast.
Many Northeast insurgent groups still have their camps and training centres across the 1,631 km-long border that runs along the frontier states of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram.
Smuggling of arms and ammunition across the border is also rampant.
Source:http://www.ptinews.com/news/453648_Assam-Rifles-pin-hopes-on-Myanmar-elections
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