http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/crossing_continents/6935673.stm
This article in BBC is only partly true. It plays down the negetive aspects of the militant organisations operating in the state. True, there are excesses by the security agencies, but these are few and far between. The legal action against offenders is swift and exemplary. The Armed Forces Special Powers Act 1949, is a commonly applied legal tool without which no security aparatus can operate in insurgecy areas, any where in the world. Such powers are vested in the security forces of the US in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Russian Army in Chechnia, Sri Lankan Army in that country, Israel in the Ghaza Strip and West Bank; albiet with a different name. Even the British Army had it in Northen Ireland.
The contension that ethnicity of Manipur is more akin to countries of South East Asia is also misplaced. Majority population are Vaishnavait Hindus who worship Lord Krishna; the christian are a minority community. It is, therefore, more like the rest of India. Their features are different ofcourse. But that logic, if applied, would break up India into more parts than the entire team of BBC can count on fingers of both their hands.
Besides, there are bitter rivalries between the militant groups, basically pertaining to division of the State for collection of taxes not due to any differences in ideology. Insurgency in the State has become an industry inspired by the ISI of Pakistan. Had the BBC gone a little further in their research and included a study of the manner of funding of these militant organisations and the sources of weapons to them, I probably would not be writing this article. Incidently, the funding of these militant groups is also carried out by resorting to drugs trade and production of blue films by forcibly involving the female cadres.
This article in BBC is only partly true. It plays down the negetive aspects of the militant organisations operating in the state. True, there are excesses by the security agencies, but these are few and far between. The legal action against offenders is swift and exemplary. The Armed Forces Special Powers Act 1949, is a commonly applied legal tool without which no security aparatus can operate in insurgecy areas, any where in the world. Such powers are vested in the security forces of the US in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Russian Army in Chechnia, Sri Lankan Army in that country, Israel in the Ghaza Strip and West Bank; albiet with a different name. Even the British Army had it in Northen Ireland.
The contension that ethnicity of Manipur is more akin to countries of South East Asia is also misplaced. Majority population are Vaishnavait Hindus who worship Lord Krishna; the christian are a minority community. It is, therefore, more like the rest of India. Their features are different ofcourse. But that logic, if applied, would break up India into more parts than the entire team of BBC can count on fingers of both their hands.
Besides, there are bitter rivalries between the militant groups, basically pertaining to division of the State for collection of taxes not due to any differences in ideology. Insurgency in the State has become an industry inspired by the ISI of Pakistan. Had the BBC gone a little further in their research and included a study of the manner of funding of these militant organisations and the sources of weapons to them, I probably would not be writing this article. Incidently, the funding of these militant groups is also carried out by resorting to drugs trade and production of blue films by forcibly involving the female cadres.
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it would do the BBC good to read this blog.
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