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India and Burma: Working on their relationship
By The Irrawaddy
MARCH, 1999 - VOLUME 7 NO.3
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Last February, six guerillas were killed and seventy-three arrested in an Indian military operation, code named "Operation Leech," targeting the Arakan Army and the Karen National Union, both of which are struggling against the junta in Burma.
When Burmese pro-democracy activists tried to organize a political conference on Burma in January this year, the venue, the Constitution Club in New Delhi, cancelled at the last minute without explanation.
However, Indian Foreign Minister Mr Jaswant Singh told Burmese pro-democracy activists at a Global Conference on Democracy, held in New Delhi in February, that India is committed to protecting their security and freedom.
But the strength of this commitment can only be tested over time, as it faces resistance from a growing lobby in India striving to establish a "working relationship" with the government in Burma.
Soe Myint, a freelance journalist based in New Delhi, contributed this article to the Irrawaddy.
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