I was watching the news yesterday, and some rebel leader from Manipur said that he and his \'army\' was going to attack the Indian Armed Forces within the next 5 years, along with civilians in Manipur.
This is sort of laughable considering that state has about 1 million people, while the IAF has probably much more. Not to mention high-tech weapons while the Northeastern States probably have old out-dated weapons at most.
These Northeastern states never get talked about, but they are really a menace to India. That being said, I think the Northeast MAY have even better scenery than Kashmir. Despite all the seperatist movements, most of the land/jungle there is in great condition.
Full Version: Should The IAF Storm The Northeast
well they either need to have a sunshine policy or a crack down, the martial law is just a bandage on the problem.
QUOTE(Benny Boy @ Oct 7 2006, 09:35 PM) 
I was watching the news yesterday, and some rebel leader from Manipur said that he and his \'army\' was going to attack the Indian Armed Forces within the next 5 years, along with civilians in Manipur.
This is sort of laughable considering that state has about 1 million people, while the IAF has probably much more. Not to mention high-tech weapons while the Northeastern States probably have old out-dated weapons at most.
These Northeastern states never get talked about, but they are really a menace to India. That being said, I think the Northeast MAY have even better scenery than Kashmir. Despite all the seperatist movements, most of the land/jungle there is in great condition.
Manipur has a population of 2.4 million, while the Indian Armed Forces has an army of 2.4 million. If all the men, women and children in Manipur decided to take on the IAF, they might stand a chance. However, the majority of Manipuris don't really care about these independance movements as far as I know, and neither do most other Northeast Indian civilians for that matter, so it's pretty much a lost cause.
Thanks for those numbers on population/Army numbers. I was looking for those stats.
Much of the IAF is deployed throughout India. Mainly in Kashmir, and some on the island territories (Andaman/Lakshadweep).
If all the Manipuri's went against the remaining Indian soldiers, they'd give them a very hard time. Still though, the IAF would have vastly superior weaponry.
The only thing the Manipuri rebels have on their side is the terrain. They know it better than anybody. Those states have so many hills with an altitute of 50-13,000 feet above sea level. We'd have to brining in soldiers who trained in Kashmir for these conditions.
There are links between the Church and Southern Baptists of America giving groups to the rebels. Much like the Tamil Tigers (Christian majority, I kid you not.) are funded by them.
Much of the IAF is deployed throughout India. Mainly in Kashmir, and some on the island territories (Andaman/Lakshadweep).
If all the Manipuri's went against the remaining Indian soldiers, they'd give them a very hard time. Still though, the IAF would have vastly superior weaponry.
The only thing the Manipuri rebels have on their side is the terrain. They know it better than anybody. Those states have so many hills with an altitute of 50-13,000 feet above sea level. We'd have to brining in soldiers who trained in Kashmir for these conditions.
There are links between the Church and Southern Baptists of America giving groups to the rebels. Much like the Tamil Tigers (Christian majority, I kid you not.) are funded by them.
The biggest problem for the Manipuri rebels is that the majority of Manipuri civilians don't really care about them. The Manipuri resistance is a lost cause either way.
Manipur did have a history of violence and separatism but the Indian State has been low-key in its response. No heavy weaponry is used, no aircraft or armoured vehicles are deployed, and joint operations are conducted along with the local police.
The name of the military operation in Manipur was Hifazat-II
The name of the military operation in Manipur was Hifazat-II
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Operation Hifazat-II (Manipur)
The state of Manipur lies to the south of Nagaland and abuts southern Assam from the west—to Manipur’s east is Myanmar. Ninety percent of the former princely state is covered by hill ranges; except for the Imphal valley, where the majority population of Meitis live. The tribes of the hill districts received protection of their land and job reservations under the Scheduled Tribes status (denied to the Meitis)—to cap the grievances of the Meitis statehood was not granted to Manipur until 1972. The early insurgents of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) were defeated and pacified as a result of the Bangladesh liberation war in 1971, where their government-in-exile had been based. Some of their cadres received training, and a socialist indoctrination, from the Chinese and formed the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) in 1978. Other groups with socialist leanings (PREPAK, KCP) also became active forcing the hand of the central government—Operation Hifazat (1980-82) defeated and dispersed these groups. Militancy was revived in the nineties after intelligence agencies of Pakistan and Bangladesh became active in the northeast. The hill tribes formed their own insurgent groups and fought the Meitis—and each other. Operation Hifazat II has continued through the nineties to pacify the troubled state.
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The Eastern Command’s 3 Corps, headquartered at Dimapur (Nagaland), looks after the states of Tripura, Mizoram, Nagaland, Manipur, and the hilly area of lower Assam. The Corps comprises the 57 Mountain Division at Silchar and the 23 Infantry Division at Ranchi (in faraway Bihar) supported by an artillery brigade. In 2001-02 the entire 3 Corps was moved to the western border for Operation Parakram (with the 57 Mountain Division going to J&K) but has since returned after the end of that standoff. This move was made possible by the abundant police and paramilitary forces present in the northeastern states—Manipur has 19 battalions of the Assam Rifles, 8 battalions of the CRPF, and 3 battalions of the BSF. The state police are supported by the locally raised Manipur Rifles and the India Reserve Battalions (IRB).
The state of Manipur lies to the south of Nagaland and abuts southern Assam from the west—to Manipur’s east is Myanmar. Ninety percent of the former princely state is covered by hill ranges; except for the Imphal valley, where the majority population of Meitis live. The tribes of the hill districts received protection of their land and job reservations under the Scheduled Tribes status (denied to the Meitis)—to cap the grievances of the Meitis statehood was not granted to Manipur until 1972. The early insurgents of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) were defeated and pacified as a result of the Bangladesh liberation war in 1971, where their government-in-exile had been based. Some of their cadres received training, and a socialist indoctrination, from the Chinese and formed the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) in 1978. Other groups with socialist leanings (PREPAK, KCP) also became active forcing the hand of the central government—Operation Hifazat (1980-82) defeated and dispersed these groups. Militancy was revived in the nineties after intelligence agencies of Pakistan and Bangladesh became active in the northeast. The hill tribes formed their own insurgent groups and fought the Meitis—and each other. Operation Hifazat II has continued through the nineties to pacify the troubled state.
Orbat:
The Eastern Command’s 3 Corps, headquartered at Dimapur (Nagaland), looks after the states of Tripura, Mizoram, Nagaland, Manipur, and the hilly area of lower Assam. The Corps comprises the 57 Mountain Division at Silchar and the 23 Infantry Division at Ranchi (in faraway Bihar) supported by an artillery brigade. In 2001-02 the entire 3 Corps was moved to the western border for Operation Parakram (with the 57 Mountain Division going to J&K) but has since returned after the end of that standoff. This move was made possible by the abundant police and paramilitary forces present in the northeastern states—Manipur has 19 battalions of the Assam Rifles, 8 battalions of the CRPF, and 3 battalions of the BSF. The state police are supported by the locally raised Manipur Rifles and the India Reserve Battalions (IRB).
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