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| Ulfa softens on independence |
| 2011-01-04 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] A top Death Eater group fighting Indian forces in the country's remote northeast for almost three decades has dropped its demand for independence in talks with New Delhi, softening its stand in an insurgency that has killed thousands of people. The United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa) is one of the deadliest separatist groups in the northeast, and progress in resolving the insurgency, which has been a drain on resources, would boost New Delhi in a region rich in oil and tea. Arabinda Rajkhowa, also known as Rajib Rajkonwar, chairman of Ulfa, said on Sunday his group was for the first time willing to talk to the Indian government without condition. |
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