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Easy flow of Chinese arms posing threat to NE

By The Assam Tribune

NEW DELHI, Nov 17 - Easy flow of Chinese weapons illegally into Myanmar and India is posing threats to regional security and stability, intelligence agencies have flagged to the Indian government.

From the North East states of India, a total of 423 illegal weapons, including AK-47s, M-16s and Chinese pistols, have been recovered so far this year.

Intelligence agencies have also said that China is supplying arms and ammunition to insurgent groups on the Myanmar border as they pay good prices.

�Prominent insurgent groups, especially those from Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram, maintain regular contact with Chinese intelligence agencies and have benefited from Chinese largesse and weapons,� the agencies alerted the government.

The agencies have pointed out that training of insurgent groups in the North East, provisioning of arms and ammunition and harbouring exiled militants and leaders have been recurrent facets of China�s �diplo-terrorism� against India. � IANS

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