<p>The tie-up between Maoists and the Manipur-based People's Liberation Army (PLA) has been broken, according to a senior official in the central home ministry.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Shambhu Singh, joint secretary (northeast) in the ministry, also told IANS that Indian militants hiding in Myanmar were finding it difficult to infiltrate into India.<br /><br />"The link between Maoists and Manipur's PLA has been broken due to logistical problems in Myanmar and the strong presence of security forces along the India-Myanmar border," Singh said.<br /><br />He said this happened after the outlawed PLA shifted its training camps to Taga in northern Myanmar.<br /><br />The PLA and Maoists signed a pact Oct 22, 2008 in which the Manipur group pledged to provide arms trainers to Maoists in Jharkhand.<br /><br />It also agreed to train Maoists at the PLA base in Myanmar.<br /><br />Singh said Maoist leaders had visited Manipur and Nagaland but had not been able to establish themselves. <br /><br />He said the Maoists' sole presence in the northeast was in Assam, where police recently arrested several Maoist activists, including Anukul Chandra Naskar, a politburo member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist.<br /><br />Singh also said the PLA, National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Sumarjit faction) and the anti-talk ULFA faction operating out of Myanmar were facing difficulties in infiltrating into India.<br /><br />"(This is) because security forces have blocked most (border) routes," he said. <br />The official said the Khaplang faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland had cautioned the United Liberation Front of Asom and NDFB not to move out of Myanmar.<br /><br />He added: "Troop deployment from Assam Rifles has improved on the Indian side. Hence it has become difficult for the rebel groups to infiltrate and carry out their operations."<br /><br />Assam Rifles, the oldest paramilitary force in the country, has the twin responsibilities of guarding the 1,643-km treacherous India-Myanmar border and conducting counter-insurgency operations in Manipur and Nagaland.<br />Singh admitted there were certain areas along the international border that need better security. "But the overall troop deployment has improved," he said.</p>
<p>The tie-up between Maoists and the Manipur-based People's Liberation Army (PLA) has been broken, according to a senior official in the central home ministry.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Shambhu Singh, joint secretary (northeast) in the ministry, also told IANS that Indian militants hiding in Myanmar were finding it difficult to infiltrate into India.<br /><br />"The link between Maoists and Manipur's PLA has been broken due to logistical problems in Myanmar and the strong presence of security forces along the India-Myanmar border," Singh said.<br /><br />He said this happened after the outlawed PLA shifted its training camps to Taga in northern Myanmar.<br /><br />The PLA and Maoists signed a pact Oct 22, 2008 in which the Manipur group pledged to provide arms trainers to Maoists in Jharkhand.<br /><br />It also agreed to train Maoists at the PLA base in Myanmar.<br /><br />Singh said Maoist leaders had visited Manipur and Nagaland but had not been able to establish themselves. <br /><br />He said the Maoists' sole presence in the northeast was in Assam, where police recently arrested several Maoist activists, including Anukul Chandra Naskar, a politburo member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist.<br /><br />Singh also said the PLA, National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Sumarjit faction) and the anti-talk ULFA faction operating out of Myanmar were facing difficulties in infiltrating into India.<br /><br />"(This is) because security forces have blocked most (border) routes," he said. <br />The official said the Khaplang faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland had cautioned the United Liberation Front of Asom and NDFB not to move out of Myanmar.<br /><br />He added: "Troop deployment from Assam Rifles has improved on the Indian side. Hence it has become difficult for the rebel groups to infiltrate and carry out their operations."<br /><br />Assam Rifles, the oldest paramilitary force in the country, has the twin responsibilities of guarding the 1,643-km treacherous India-Myanmar border and conducting counter-insurgency operations in Manipur and Nagaland.<br />Singh admitted there were certain areas along the international border that need better security. "But the overall troop deployment has improved," he said.</p>