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Colonel Neelakantan Jayachandran Nair

Colonel Neelakantan Jayachandran Nair, (popularly known as "NJ") was a highly decorated officer of the Indian Army. On 20 December 1993, while heading an advance party of the battalion, his convoy was ambushed by Naga rebels. Nair personally led the attack to break the ambush and sacrificed his life defending his men. For this act of valour, he was conferred the Ashoka Chakra.

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Nagaland: 11 civilians killed by security forces, CM orders SIT probe

Nagaland: 11 civilians killed by security forces, CM orders SIT probe

Image Source : PTI Representational Image Highlights At least 11 civilians have been gunned down by security forces in Nagaland’s Mon district Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio promised a high-level probe into the incident An investigation is underway to ascertain whether the incident was a case of mistaken identity Nagaland civilians killing: At least 11 civilians were killed by the security…

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'I want punishment for the culprits', the old man is angry after losing his twin son in the army firing

‘I want punishment for the culprits’, the old man is angry after losing his twin son in the army firing

Silence of cremation in the families of those killed in the army firing in Nagaland. These wounds do not dry out quickly. Such is the unfortunate father who lost his twin child. Whose twin children Langwang and Thapwang worked in the mines of Mann district for their livelihood. Two 25-year-olds were going to work in a mine 8 km away from the village to attend a wedding on Sunday. They did not go…

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Ethnic groups in India's north-east have long opposed the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) - a controversial federal law that gives the army sweeping powers, including protection from prosecution for soldiers who mistakenly kill civilians. The law has been blamed for "fake killings" and campaigners say it is often misused. The call to repeal the AFSPA was echoed by rights body Human Rights Watch, and the chief ministers of Nagaland and nearby Meghalaya state. Even leaders of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is also a coalition partner in the Nagaland government, agree. "Security forces are meant to protect humans. We want to tell India's home minister Mr Shah that this draconian AFSPA law is unprofessional, based on unprofessional intelligence inputs and a total failure," said Hosea Konyak, a senior BJP leader from Mon district.

Nitin Srivastava, ‘Nagaland killings: Anger grows after Indian army’s botched ambush’, BBC

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On 4th December, 2021, the Indian Army killed a total of 14 civilians in Nagaland "mistakenly" while trying to "ambush" insurgent groups. This is part of a long pattern of civilian murders and rapes that military and paramilitary forces have perpetrated with complete impunity in states in the North East as well as in Kashmir.

Sources:

https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/armed_forces_special_powers_act1958.pdf

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.outlookindia.com/website/amp/indian-army-rape-us/296634

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Dec 5 Headlines

WORLD NEWS

India: Security forces in Nagaland kill 13 civilians amid ambush blunder (BBC)

“Indian security forces have killed at least 13 civilians in a botched ambush near the Myanmar border, officials say. An army patrol mistakenly opened fire on miners returning home after work, killing six. Seven more civilians and an Indian soldier died when angry locals confronted troops. Home Minister Amit Shah said he was "anguished" and vowed to investigate. The army has been battling separatist militants in the north-eastern state of Nagaland for years.”

Myanmar: Military truck rams into group of protesters in Yangon (BBC)

“Several people have been injured after a military truck rammed into a crowd of protesters in Myanmar's commercial capital, Yangon. Eyewitnesses told local media that the soldiers then opened fire on some fleeing protesters, and beat others. Since February's coup, more than 1,200 people have been killed during protests and thousands more imprisoned. The military said it arrested 11 people at this latest protest. Three were injured - one is in critical condition.”

Belgium: Police use water, tear gas on Covid protesters (AP)

“Belgian police used water cannon and tear gas Sunday to disperse some rowdy protesters in Brussels after most demonstrators marched peacefully to protest tightened COVID-19 restrictions that aim to counter a surge of coronavirus infections. Thousands came to reject the new measures announced Friday, the third week in a row that the government has tightened its rules as an avalanche of new cases strains the country’s health services, depriving people with other life-threatening diseases of treatment.”

US NEWS

Bob Dole: Senate leader, presidential candidate dies at 98 (AP)

“Bob Dole, who overcame disabling war wounds to become a sharp-tongued Senate leader from Kansas, a Republican presidential candidate and then a symbol and celebrant of his dwindling generation of World War II veterans, has died. He was 98. His wife, Elizabeth Dole, said in an announcement posted on social media that he died early Sunday morning in his sleep. Dole announced in February 2021 that he’d been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.”

Covid: Fauci says early reports encouraging about omicron (AP)

“Reports from South Africa, where it emerged and is becoming the dominant strain, suggest that hospitalization rates have not increased alarmingly. “Thus far, it does not look like there’s a great degree of severity to it,” Fauci said. “But we have really got to be careful before we make any determinations that it is less severe or it really doesn’t cause any severe illness, comparable to delta.””

Abortion: Both sides planning for new state-by-state abortion fight (AP)

“As the Supreme Court court weighs the future of the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, a resurgent anti-abortion movement is looking to press its advantage in state-by-state battles while abortion-rights supporters prepare to play defense. Both sides seem to be operating on the assumption that a court reshaped by former President Donald Trump will either overturn or seriously weaken Roe.”

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India’s Militarized Nagaland Calls for End to Army Impunity

India’s Militarized Nagaland Calls for End to Army Impunity

A deadly mistaken ambush by soldiers seeking rebels in the country’s northeast has renewed attention on a special powers act that residents say perpetuates fear and harassment. Source: New York Times

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Send from Sansgreet Android App. Sanskrit greetings app from team @livesanskrit . It's the first Android app for sending @sanskrit greetings. Download app from https://livesanskrit.com/sansgreet Colonel Neelakantan Jayachandran Nair Colonel Neelakantan Jayachandran Nair, (popularly known as "NJ") was a highly decorated officer of the Indian Army. On 20 December 1993, while heading an advance party of the battalion, his convoy was ambushed by Naga rebels. Nair personally led the attack to break the ambush and sacrificed his life defending his men. For this act of valour, he was conferred the Ashoka Chakra. #sansgreet #sanskritgreetings #greetingsinsanskrit #sanskritquotes #sanskritthoughts #emergingsanskrit #sanskrittrends #trendsinsanskrit #livesanskrit #sanskritlanguage #sanskritlove #sanskritdailyquotes #sanskritdailythoughts #sanskrit #resanskrit #colonel #nagaland #kirtichakra #nda #nationaldeffenceacademy #sainikschool #february17 #keralatourism #marathalightinfantry Send from Sansgreet Android App. Sanskrit greetings app from team @livesanskrit . It's the first Android app for sending @sanskrit greetings. Download app from https://livesanskrit.com/sansgreet Colonel Neelakantan Jayachandran Nair. Colonel Neelakantan Jayachandran Nair, (popularly known as "NJ") was a highly decorated officer of the Indian Army. On 20 December 1993, while heading an advance party of the battalion, his convoy was ambushed by Naga rebels. Nair personally led the attack to break the ambush and sacrificed his life defending his men. For this act of valour, he was conferred the Ashoka Chakra. #sansgreet #sanskritgreetings #greetingsinsanskrit #sanskritquotes #sanskritthoughts #emergingsanskrit #sanskrittrends #trendsinsanskrit #livesanskrit #sanskritlanguage #sanskritlove #sanskritdailyquotes #sanskritdailythoughts #sanskrit #resanskrit #colonel #nagaland #kirtichakra #nda #nationaldeffenceacademy #sainikschool #celebratingsanskrit #keralatourism #marathalightinfantry #military #armyofficer #assam #indianarmy #fouji #keralatourism #nagas #armyofficer #assam #indianarmy #fouji #keralatourism #nagas https://www.instagram.com/p/CowytQ5PaQY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Survivors of Nagaland Army Ambush, Their Families Barred From Speaking to Media.

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'I want punishment for the culprits', the old man is angry after losing his twin son in the army firing

‘I want punishment for the culprits’, the old man is angry after losing his twin son in the army firing

Silence of cremation in the families of those killed in the army firing in Nagaland. These wounds do not dry out quickly. Such is the unfortunate father who lost his twin child. Whose twin children Langwang and Thapwang worked in the mines of Mann district for their livelihood. Two 25-year-olds were going to work in a mine 8 km away from the village to attend a wedding on Sunday. They did not go…

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Army tried to 'hide' bodies of civilians in Nagaland, says DGP's report

The report of the DGP and the Commissioner said the unarmed civilians were “ambushed and killed by security forces (reportedly 21 Para based in Assam) at random, apparently without any attempt for identification.”

KOHIMA — Special forces of the Army not only shot dead civilians in a case of mistaken identity in Nagaland’s Mon on Saturday, they also tried to hide the bodies under tarpaulin, a report by the state’s Director General of Police T John Longkumer and Commissioner Rovilatuo Mor revealed. A parallel first information report filed on the incident by the police was equally damning. Claiming that the…

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Nagaland killing is a case of mistaken identity, states Union Home Minister Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed grief over the incident that took place in Nagaland wherein civilians were killed by the security personnel and informed the parliament on Monday that “a team of 21 para-commandos of Indian Army laid an ambush” for insurgents in Mon district on December 4 evening but “it turned out to be a case of mistaken identity”.

He also stated that the government has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT)) which has been directed to inspect the case and complete the investigation within one month. He said that the situation was “reviewed in detail to ensure that normalcy is restored at the earliest” and all agencies are being told to “ensure that no such unfortunate incident recurs in future while undertaking operations against insurgents”.

Shah gave an identical statement in both the houses which read, “The Government of India sincerely regrets this unfortunate incident in Nagaland and expresses its deepest condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives.”

“Based on inputs received by the Indian Army about the movement of the insurgents near Tiru village in Tizit area of Mon district, a team of 21 para-commandos of Indian Army laid an ambush in the evening of 04.12.2021. During the ambush, a vehicle approached the location and it was signaled to stop. However, the vehicle tried to flee, following which the vehicle, suspected of carrying insurgents, was fired upon resulting in the killing of 6 out of 8 persons travelling in the vehicle. However, it turned out to be a case of mistaken identity. The two persons who sustained injuries were evacuated to the medical facilities by the Army personnel,” he added.

“Upon receiving the news, local villagers surrounded the Army team, burnt two vehicles and assaulted them, resulting in death of one Security Force (SF) personnel and injuries to several others. To disperse the crowd, SFs opened fire which resulted in killing of 7 more civilians and injuring some others,” he said.

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Home Minister Amit Shah expresses "anguish" after troops fire on miners in the country's north-east.

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China helping rebel groups on Myanmar border: India

Indian officials say China is assisting rebel groups that have stepped up attacks on its border with Myanmar in recent months, opening another front in the conflict between two nations already engaged in a deadly standoff in the Himalayas. Armed groups in Myanmar — including the United Wa State Army and the Arakan Army, which was designated a terrorist organization this year — are acting as Beijing’s proxies by supplying weapons and providing hideouts to insurgent groups in India’s northeastern states, according to Indian officials with knowledge of the situation, who asked not to be identified due to rules for speaking with the media. The officials said multiple security agencies warned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government that at least four of India’s most wanted insurgent leaders were in the southern Chinese city of Kunming to train and source weapons as recently as mid-October. The group — including three ethnic Naga rebels fighting for a separate homeland in an area straddling the India-Myanmar border — met with acting and retired Chinese military officials as well as other middlemen who make up an informal network, the Indian officials said. The increased activity along the Myanmar border has sparked concern in New Delhi that India’s military is becoming stretched as tensions remain with China and Pakistan on other parts of its land border, which runs for roughly 14,000 kilometers (8,700 miles). The officials said India moved several battalions consisting of about 1,000 troops each into the Myanmar border area after a soldier was killed in an ambush on Oct. 21. Chinese Denial China’s Foreign Ministry denied claims the country was supporting armed groups against India, saying it doesn’t interfere in the affairs of other countries. “China has always taken a prudent and responsible attitude toward arms exports,” the ministry said in written responses to questions. “We only conduct military trade in cooperation with sovereign states and do not sell arms to non-state actors.” The United Wa State Army also denied a role in providing any aid or support to Indian rebel groups on China’s behalf, citing, among other factors, the over 500 miles between their headquarters and the India-Myanmar border. The group doesn’t “have any connection with India’s national security, and we do not harm that country at all. So, we think we don’t need to comment on such kind of allegations,” Nyi Rang, the spokesman of United Wa State Army said, adding that accusation his group acts as a proxy for China “are groundless.” Indian officials said the recent upsurge in violence stems back to September, when Naga insurgents had walked away from decades-long peace negotiations. On Sept. 28, Indian border guards intercepted a large cache of weapons meant for Indian insurgent groups along the India-Myanmar border and arrested three suspected gun runners, according to officials with direct knowledge of the matter. The New Delhi officials said those arrested explained that Indian insurgents were being supplied weapons by the Arakan Army, which in turn received China’s support to protect investments such as roads and gas pipelines in an economic corridor stretching from Sittwe port to Kunming. China was also helping Indian rebels with weapons and logistics including hideouts along the India-Myanmar border, the officials noted. Calls and Whatsapp messages to India’s Ministry of Home Affairs requesting comment went unanswered. Repeated efforts to contact senior members of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland, whose leaders were believed to have been in Kunming, were unsuccessful. Armed Militia Several dozen armed militias are active in India’s northeast, fighting for independence or greater autonomy. Asked by reporters on Nov. 6 whether China was using armed ethnic groups in Myanmar to support Indian rebels, a senior Indian Home Ministry official declined to answer directly. “Some of the insurgent groups are troublemakers, but we are negotiating peace with others,” Ajay Bhalla, the Home Ministry’s top bureaucrat, said at a webinar hosted by the National Defence College. Brig. General Zaw Min Tun, the spokesman for Myanmar Army’s, didn’t respond to emailed questions. Myanmar earlier this year designated the Arakan Army as a terrorist organization. India’s army chief arrived in Nagaland on Nov. 24 for a three-day visit, underscoring the renewed intensity of the conflict. In late October, Indian and Myanmar troops launched joint operations targeting Indian rebel groups, including one named the People’s Liberation Army of Manipur. Myanmar’s military, meanwhile, has targeting armed ethnic groups like the Arakan Army on its side of the border. To be sure, the levels of Chinese support to insurgents in the region isn’t close to to the levels of the 1960s and 70s. As armed ethnic insurgencies erupted across India’s remote northeast states in the 1950s and 1960s, it was bitter rival Pakistan that first supplied the armed groups with weapons. Soon, however, “it was China that became the main provider of munitions for the ethnic insurgents. Many were also trained in China,” Swedish journalist and regional expert Bertil Lintner wrote in his 2012 book “The Great Game East: India, China and the Struggle for Asia’s Most Volatile Frontier,” adding that “today, the Chinese government does not openly support those groups, but they have had access to the so-called black — in reality more gray — arms market in China.” Competing Interests China is unlikely to use a third country to pressure India because that would prompt leaders in New Delhi to do the same in return, according to Fan Hongwei, a professor at the Research School of Southeast Asian Studies at Xiamen University. “China would hope to resolve bilateral issues between the two countries, rather than make it more complex, which would not keep with China’s consistent policy and interests,” he said. Both India and China are investing in Myanmar for strategic reasons. Beijing is investing in gas pipelines and roads to link its southern province of Yunnan with the Bay of Bengal, allowing for key imports to bypass the Malacca Strait between Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. India, meanwhile, is investing in the 29 billion rupee ($292 million) Kaladan Multimodal project to connect its underdeveloped northeastern states to the Bay of Bengal. “China knows that the region is crucial to India’s future connectivity into Southeast Asia,” said Ian Hall, professor of international relations at Griffith University in Queensland, Australia, and author of ‘Modi and the Reinvention of Indian Foreign Policy.’ “It knows too that securing the region is challenging and has been very costly to New Delhi in the past.”

source https://bbcbreakingnews.com/2020/12/07/china-helping-rebel-groups-on-myanmar-border-india/

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Nagaland killings: Direct marise…they shot right at us, no signal to stop, we did not flee, says ambush survivor