Ending almost a five-decade-old ceasefire with Indian rebels inside its country, the Myanmar government engaged in an exchange of fire with NSCN(K) rebels in the Saigan province over the last four days.
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) was completely taken aback by the heavy shelling but neither the Myanmar government nor the group have reported any casualty.
NSCN(K) spokesperson, Isac Sumi said, "We do not know why they did this. But the ceasefire was broken by the Myanmar army. We are all safe after the exchange of fire. Situation has finally come to some kind of a stand still."
A senior official of the NSCN(K) refuted the charge that NSCN(K) instigated the Myanmar government. "It's all because of the Indian government is putting pressure on the Myanmar government to finish us. That's for sure not going to alter a thing," he said.
Last year, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Myanmar and held talks with the Myanmar government including state counsellor Aung San Syuu Ki and apprised her of the situation in Myanmar border. Then home secretary Rajiv Mehershi had also visited Myanmar and given a detailed presentation on the 60 camps that were inside Myanmar and carrying out insurgency on India. It is understood that the abrogation of ceasefire came only after such a move by the Indian government.
Home ministry has sent out a list of the camps run by the Indian insurgents inside Myanmar. They are NDFB(S), ULFA(I), Manipur based Core-Com, which is a conglomeration of many insurgent groups like PLA, UNLF etc.
As the Indian government offered a line of credit to the Myanmar government, like it gave to Bangladesh, Myanmar was left with no other option but to reconsider the ceasefire agreement with insurgent groups.
Experts believe that in such a situation Indian army would have to tighten its vigil across the Indo-Myanmar border.
An official of the defence ministry, however, said, "Our border is intact and normal. There is no threat to it as we are already on the mode of intense vigil across the Indo-Myanmar border."