After ULFA, a new beginning
11 months, 3 weeks ago

After ULFA, a new beginning

Hindustan Times  

The peace agreement signed between the Centre and the pro-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Assam last week marks the closure of one of the most violent insurgencies in the Northeast. The pact provides redress for a gamut of political and economic issues that ULFA had flagged when it launched an armed struggle against the Indian State that has left close to 10,000 people dead. Using innovative governance solutions, including constitutional provisions to address concerns about ethnic and linguistic identities, the Centre has been successful in containing violent separatist movements in Mizoram, Tripura, and Assam. The next challenge is to provide closure in Nagaland, home to India’s oldest insurgency, where a final pact has proved to be elusive, even though a ceasefire has been in force since 1997.

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‘Won’t call them militants’: Sarma distributes financial aid to former ULFA cadres
9 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Won’t call them militants’: Sarma distributes financial aid to former ULFA cadres

Hindustan Times  

Silchar: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that he considers the United Liberation Front of Asom as patriots who took guns to protect their motherland, as he distributed the financial grants to former cadres of the United Liberation Front of Assam and their family members at a programme held in Guwahati. CM Himanta Biswa Sarma ceremonially distributing …

Northeastern View | ULFA deal is a lesson on geopolitics, messaging and factionalism, the ultimate enemy of rebel groups
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Northeastern View | ULFA deal is a lesson on geopolitics, messaging and factionalism, the ultimate enemy of rebel groups

Hindustan Times  

The pro-peace faction of Assam’s oldest insurgent group, the United Liberation Front of Asom signed a peace agreement with the Indian government in December 2023, concluding nearly three decades of difficult peacemaking by a wide range of stakeholders in Dispur and New Delhi. Two things, however, remain up for debate: Whether the agreement really signifies a complete end to ULFA’s …

Following pact with govt, ULFA disbanded 44 years after formation
11 months ago

Following pact with govt, ULFA disbanded 44 years after formation

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: The pro-talk ULFA, which had signed a tripartite agreement on December 29 last year, has been formally disbanded 44 years after it was formed, a senior leader of the outfit said. The decision to disband the organisation was taken at a meeting of the organisation held in Assam's Darrang district on Tuesday, the outfit's General Secretary Anup Chetia told …

A requiem for ULFA
11 months, 1 week ago

A requiem for ULFA

Hindustan Times  

We are witness to the end of an era. Yet ULFA leader Arabinda Rajkhowa claims that “we have got more than what we sought from the government of India regarding the development of Assam”. The key demands of the Assam Movement were aptly captured in the “three Ds” — the detection and the deletion of the names of foreigners from …

ULFA pact: an accord of safeguards?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

ULFA pact: an accord of safeguards?

The Hindu  

Can a peace pact with a faction of an extremist organisation do what six years of agitation to drive out ‘Bangladeshis’ and a follow-up exercise to update the National Register of Citizens could not? Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma believes it can while conveying a narrowing gap between the Assamese and Bengali communities through a formula to determine who …

Understanding the peace pact with ULFA | Explained
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Understanding the peace pact with ULFA | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: The pro-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom signed a tripartite peace deal with the Centre and the Assam government on December 29, 2023. While social organisations and students’ bodies chose the path of agitation, a group of radicals, including Arabinda Rajkhowa, Anup Chetia, and Paresh Baruah formed the ULFA on April 7, 1979, …

Pro-talk faction of ULFA signs tripartite Memorandum of Settlement pact with Centre and Assam govt
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Pro-talk faction of ULFA signs tripartite Memorandum of Settlement pact with Centre and Assam govt

Op India  

In a major development ensuring peace in Assam, the pro-talk faction of the United Liberation Front of Assam signed a tripartite Memorandum of Settlement with the Union Government and the Assam government in Delhi today, 29th December. This is a significant pact as the banned ULFA-Independent has been the only major insurgent outfit in the state after the ULFA pro-talks …

ULFA signs peace accord with Centre, Assam govt; Amit Shah assures time-bound implementation of pact
11 months, 3 weeks ago

ULFA signs peace accord with Centre, Assam govt; Amit Shah assures time-bound implementation of pact

Firstpost  

The United Liberation Front of Assam ’s pro-talks faction on Wednesday signed a tripartite peace accord with the Centre and the Assam government in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah who assured time-bound implementation of pact The United Liberation Front of Assam ’s pro-talks faction on Wednesday signed a tripartite peace accord with the Centre and the Assam …

ULFA signs peace accord with Centre, Assam government
11 months, 3 weeks ago

ULFA signs peace accord with Centre, Assam government

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The pro-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom on Friday signed a peace accord with the Central government and the Assam government in the presence of union home minister Amit Shah and chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Union home minister Amit Shah signing the agreement. The Rajkhowa faction joined peace talks with the government on September …

Peace talks between Centre, Assam, and ULFA to take place in Delhi after Aug 15
1 year, 4 months ago

Peace talks between Centre, Assam, and ULFA to take place in Delhi after Aug 15

Live Mint  

After Independence Day 2023, the peace talks between the Centre, the Assam government, and the ULFA pro-talk faction will take place in Delhi, said the outfit's leader Anup Chetia on Wednesday while hoping for its conclusion before 2024, according to a report published by the news agency PTI. It realizes that if it signs the agreement with us the Assam …

ULFA, the last hurdle on path to peace: Assam CM
1 year, 10 months ago

ULFA, the last hurdle on path to peace: Assam CM

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The United Liberation Front of Asom faction led by its military chief Paresh Baruah was the last hurdle in the government’s efforts to ensure complete peace in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday. Mr. Sarma said the situation in Assam today had vastly improved from what it was 30 years ago when Mr. Baruah had chosen …

Only people can make ULFA(I) chief talk truce: Assam CM
1 year, 11 months ago

Only people can make ULFA(I) chief talk truce: Assam CM

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Only the people of Assam can convince Paresh Baruah, the military chief of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent to talk truce by giving up his demand for sovereignty, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. He said the State government is ready for talks with the ULFA, provided Baruah stops insisting on the issue of sovereignty of Assam …

Peace pact signed with 8 tribal militant groups of Assam
2 years, 3 months ago

Peace pact signed with 8 tribal militant groups of Assam

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday signed an agreement with eight tribal militant organisations based in Assam to bring a lasting peace in some areas of the state. The tripartite agreement among the central and state governments and the eight groups, including All Adivasi National Liberation Army, Adivasi Cobra Militant of Assam, Birsa Commando Force, Santhal Tiger Force, and Adivasi …

Indian Govt Should Build Faith to Start Peace Talks: ULFA-I Chief Paresh Baruah After July 1 Encounter
2 years, 5 months ago

Indian Govt Should Build Faith to Start Peace Talks: ULFA-I Chief Paresh Baruah After July 1 Encounter

News 18  

As the July 1 Kakapathar encounter in Tinsukia district of Upper Assam by Indian Army and Assam Police killed one from the United Liberation Front of Assam- Independent cadre, rebel group chief Paresh Baruah said the Government of India should establish understanding and faith to start peace talks. “We are always ready for talks on our core issue of sovereignty.” …

ULFA (I) executes two of its members for ‘spying’
2 years, 7 months ago

ULFA (I) executes two of its members for ‘spying’

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent or ULFA has executed two of its members to death for allegedly spying for the “occupational Indian forces”. In a statement issued on Saturday, the outfit’s publicity wing said the Assam police had planted Dhanjit Das and Sanjib Sarma to provide information about the activities of ULFA members. Sarma was caught with “advanced …

2 ULB militants gunned down in encounter with police in Assam's Kokrajhar
3 years, 3 months ago

2 ULB militants gunned down in encounter with police in Assam's Kokrajhar

India Today  

Two militants of newly floated United Liberation of Bodoland group were killed in a fierce gun fight with police in Assam’s Kokrajhar district in the wee hours of Saturday. The police team recovered two pistols, eight rounds of live ammunition, 14 rounds of empty cartridges, eight hand grenades and other warlike stores from the encounter spot. Assam Special DGP GP …

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