Burma is resorting to double standards by preparing to launch fresh offensives against the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Khaplang), said the Naga National League for Democracy.

U Saw Sah, President of the NNLD, a Naga political party in exile, which is based along the Indo-Burma border said while there are numerous other Indian insurgent groups camping on Burmese soil, Burma has choosen to launch offensives against the National
Socialist Council of Nagalim (Khaplang).

“This is because Burma is threatened by the policy of the NSCN (K) which is demanding an independent Nagaland from Burma,” said Sah.

India and Burma renewed their bilateral agreement to flush out insurgent groups from both soils during the home-secretary level talks held in New Delhi last month.

Following the talks Burma has been reportedly gearing up to launch fresh offensives against the NSCN (K), which has its headquarters in Burma’s Sagaing Division.

Sah said, Burma, by launching an operation against the NSCN (K) is trying to prove to India that it is maintaining the agreement of flushing out Indian insurgent groups from their soil.

“But there are other groups (insurgents) that are actually fighting against the Indian government,” Sah added.

A number of Indian insurgent groups including the United Nationalist Liberation Front, United Liberation Front of Assam and the Peoples Liberation Front are reported to have their bases in Burma’s Sagaing division bordering India.

Reportedly, at least four battalions of Burmese troops have been ordered to launch operations against the NSCN (K).

News reports quoted the general-secretary of NSCN (K), Kugalu Mulatanu, as saying, “Currently, the 52, 86, 229 and 378 battalions that are based in Tana have been directed to carry out the operation against the Nagas.”

Sah, however, said “We will have to wait and see what happens. The NSCN (K) is also ready for the attacks. It’s too early to comment.”

The NSCN (K), led by S.S. Khaplang, is believed to have about 5,000 cadres, had signed a ceasefire agreement with the Indian Government in 2001.