An analysis of Chetia's and Singh's interviews alongside the court's detailed judgement brings out several crucial points. Firstly, there was a concerted effort to transform Bangladesh into a sanctuary for ULFA and other rebel factions from India's northeast, facilitated by Pakistan's intelligence agency.
The Assam government is ready to hold peace talks with the United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (Ulfa-I) according to Parliamentary affairs minister Pijush Hazarika. Congress legislator Kamalakhya Dey Purkasystha has also appealed to the chief of the militant outfit for discussions. Strengthen peace in the state by holding talks with Ulfa-I.
GUWAHATI The Assam government is ready for talks with Paresh Baruah-led United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I), minister Pijush Hazarika said
The pro-talks faction that signed a peace accord with the government last month wrapped up, admitting they were doing so "without attaining our objective" but being left with "no option". Meanwhile, the Paresh Baruah faction holds out.
During the 2001-2006 rule of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) coalition rule, global counterterrorism experts and journalists