Dhaka starts real-time intel sharing with Delhi

Guwahati: Bangladesh has started sharing real-time intelligence on the activities of radical forces and its drive against the Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) with its counterpart in India, but Myanmar’s poor cooperation on the insurgency front remains a matter of concern for New Delhi.

Security sources said that the home ministry was constantly in touch with Bangladesh to foil any attempt by radical forces to cross over to West Bengal and Assam for shelter. Sources also said that Dhaka has launched a massive combing operation against its radical forces.

Pointing out that Southeast Asian countries have agreed to bilateral cooperation in the fight against insurgency, security sources said it was regrettable that Myanmar is yet to translate its assurances into a reality.

Sources admitted that Myanmar remains a major area of concern for security agencies, and that the NSCN-K and Meitei separatist groups of Manipur have strengthened their striking capabilities in Myanmar.

The outlawed Ulfa(I) and NDFB do not have the striking power to pose any threat to the security scenario of the North-Eastern states, security sources said. They, however, feared that the NSCN-K and Meitei group could be used to create law and order problems in Assam.

The NSCN-K has strengthened itself by recruiting a large number of youths of Myanmar origin, security sources said. Despite Myanmar reiterating assurances of not allowing its territory to be used by anti-India forces, their promises were not being made practical on the ground, sources added.

Though India has been sharing real-time intelligence with its counterpart in Myanmar too, the military regime in the country has been reluctant to act upon the information, security sources said.

Security sources said that the home ministry was also worried about growing unrest among ethnic groups in Assam, which have the potential to create serious law and order problems in the state.