Arunachal: NSCN (K) Faction Voices Opposition to Indo-Myanmar Border Fencing

Itanagar: The NSCN (K) group led by Ang Mai has stated that it will stop "illegal border fencing" along the "so-called Indo-Myanmar border of 1972" in Naga-inhabited territories by any means necessary.

The group said in a statement issued by its ministry of information and publicity (MIP) that on December 18, a team from "occupational India" conducting a border survey was observed close to Longwa village, which is separated from Myanmar by the 1972 border.

The faction referred to this behaviour as a “criminal act,” stating that it was against both local and international regulations and cautioned against its repeat.

Regardless of their allegiance or country, the faction further vowed to target survey organisations and contractors engaged in operations pertaining to the "illegal 1972 Indo-Myanmar boundary."

An MIP statement claimed that the boundary was set by covert agreements between Indian and Myanmarese authorities, without the Naga people's approval.

By characterising such attempts as threats to Naga unity and sovereignty, the faction claimed that any attempt to "enforce or perpetuate this boundary" would be confronted with "severe military actions."

“The anti-human and anti-laws of the land of 1972 that was secretly manoeuvred… will not have a second coming,” the group said.

Under the pretext of an ongoing ceasefire, it also issued a warning against "poisoning the Naga national movement."

The group reaffirmed that there would be no further recalls or cautions for any future actions pertaining to the "illegal boundary."

“Nagas were divided into India and Myanmar without our consent,” it said.

According to reports, the Ang Mai side is in talks with the Indian government and has a ceasefire deal with the Myanmar regime.

The construction of a fence along the 1,643-kilometer Indo-Myanmar border, which passes through Arunachal Pradesh (520 km), Nagaland (215 km), Manipur (398 km), and Mizoram (510 km), was announced earlier this year by the Indian government.

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