The security agencies have noticed the movement of Burmese Army closer to the camps of Indian insurgent groups in Burma but it was not resorting to any kind of pressure to drive out the militants.
Disclosing that home ministry has also sent reminder pointing out that Indian insurgent groups are still operating from Burma, authoritative security sources told this newspaper that Burma was still reluctant to take any stern measure to drive out the militants from their territory.
Admitting that a deadline of June 10 was given to separatist outfits holed up in Burma by its Army, security sources said that Burmese troops came close to the camps NSCN(K) and Peoples’ Liberation Front of Manipur but no action was taken. Informing that elusive Ulfa chief Paresh Baruah was keeping a close watch over the development, security sources said that intercepts suggested that Ulfa was mounting pressure on its senior cadres. Frequent arrest and recovery of explosives and failure of their subversive plan is believed to have created tension in the Ulfa.