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Indian troops strike militants inside Myanmar

Indian press claims dozens killed; officials deny report

Agencies
India's army attacked separatist rebels just over the border with Myanmar on Tuesday, a rare cross-border strike that both governments denied, showing New Delhi's resolve to fight terrorism beyond the country's borders.
The raid on two groups of militants was carried out in retaliation for the killing of 20 soldiers in an ambush in the northeastern state of Manipur last week, the heaviest losses for security forces in Manipur in two decades, Reuters reports.
The mountainous northeast which borders China, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar, is home to dozens of insurgent groups fighting for autonomy or secession from India.
For decades, soldiers have been deployed in the region but they are not known to have crossed borders even though the military says rebels have sanctuaries in the region.
The army said in a statement it had received intelligence that guerrillas were plotting more ambushes after last week's attack on a convoy. It said soldiers inflicted "significant casualties" but gave no details.
Myanmar yesterday denied the media reports that Indian forces had attacked insurgents inside its territory and said it would not tolerate rebel groups using its soil to attack neighbours.
The Indian press cited sources as saying soldiers had crossed into Myanmar and killed up to 100 militants who escaped across the border, after coordination between the two countries.
But, according to AFP, New Delhi yesterday insisted the operation took place on its side of the border only.
The Indian army said it was in communication with Myanmar regarding its operations against guerrillas, adding there was a history of cooperation. However, it too denied the cross border attack.
But on Tuesday, India's junior minister for information and broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said the government had taken the bold step to strike at militant camps across the border.
Rathore told Times Now that the hot pursuit was ordered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He also told NDTV it was a signal to neighbours that India will not tolerate militant attacks from across its borders.
"It is undoubtedly a message to all nations that harbour any intentions - be it the west or the specific country we went into right now. Even if there are groups within countries that harbour terror intentions, we will choose the time and the place of hitting them. ”
India's top security concern is Pakistan which it has long blamed for stoking a revolt in Muslim-majority Kashmir as well as giving material support to Pakistan-based militants for attacks in other parts of India, including a bloody 2008 assault in the city of Mumbai.
Pakistan denies the accusation and says it is fighting militants.
Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party has long advocated a tough stance towards Pakistan including the option of hot pursuit of militants. Since coming to power Modi has sought to ease tension but ties remain fragile.
Times of India (TOI) gave details of the raid citing a ministry of home affairs source. It said the raid lasted for about 45 minutes and over 100 northeast militants were killed in the operation.
Army's strike against militants was so precise that latter had no chance to recover from first burst of fire. Indian Army forces faced no retaliation and not a single shot was fired by militants. Six injured rebels are admitted in a hospital.
Myanmar has since cordoned off the area where Indian Army undertook operations against northeast insurgents, reported TOI.
The Myanmar government was informed hours after the commandos in battle fatigues had mostly completed surgical strikes against the groups. The operation had begun at 3:00am but the Indian ambassador could pass on the information to Myanmar's foreign ministry only after their offices opened at regular hours on Tuesday morning, it added.
Indian Air Force choppers and drones assisted the SF (special forces) soldiers.
TOI reported the cross-border pursuit was in line with Modi government's decision to give disproportionate response to provocations, which had been visible in Jammu & Kashmir in recent months, where Indian troops have been aggressive in their response to ceasefire violations by Pakistan.