ULFA

Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram are seven relatively unexplored and isolated Indian states, bordering China, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. Integration of these areas into the mainstream of Indian state had always been a problem and reason for armed insurgencies in these areas for a separate identity. Of all the armed groups the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) is quite powerful fighting g for an Independent Assam. Despite many assaults conducted by the Government of India a total silencing of the organisation could not be achieved. However, dialogue has begun between a section of the ULFA leadership and the Government of India. But there are doubts about the outcomes of the process as the organisation stands divided. Mahfuz Ullah, one of the leading media personalities and political analysts of Bangladesh, holds Masters degrees in Physics and journalism & Mass Communication. He writes on traditional and non-traditional security issues of concern for Bangladesh. This book is published especially for the readers of Bangladesh. Interest about ULFA and its activities grew as the clampdown against the leaders of the organization started in late 1997. Of late, the arrest of leading leaders of ULFA exposed the activities of the organization to the people of Bangladesh