Packed in Myanmar’s decision to deport 22 insurgents, a sharp message to others

Packed in Myanmar’s decision to deport 22 insurgents, a sharp message to others

NSA Ajit Doval and Home Minister Amit Shah oversaw the efforts to get the 22 insurgents deported after the India visit of Myanmar’s commander-in-chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in July 2019. The 22 northeastern insurgents from six outfits flown out of Myanmar in a special flight on Friday have landed in India and have been handed over to the police in Manipur and Assam. Myanmar’s decision marks a huge step forward for security cooperation between the two neighbours that New Delhi believes sets the template for other anti-India insurgents caught by Naypyidaw. But it has taken months of hard work and perseverance. Nine months, to be precise, people familiar with the developments told Hindustan Times. The first step was taken during the India visit of Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar Defence Services. One of the many meetings that Senior General Hlaing had in Delhi with the Indian leadership was with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval. It was at this J…