Terrorism in the N-E

The government of India is contemplating whether they should bring ULFA to the dialogue table inspite of the recent blasts in Guwahati which were allegedly triggered off by the ULFA.The ULFA's representative in the talks with the government Ms. Indira Goswami has already threatened to pull out of the talks if they continue with their violent ways.Everyone knows that the ULFA enjoys support amongst the backward classes of Assam.The poorest of the poor,who sadly,are in a large majority in the North East,thanks largely to the lack of development efforts on the part f the union government over the last 50 years, do support the insurgents to a certain extent.No insurgent movement can last for as long as 20-25 years without any grassroot or local support.The government cannot hide behind the hogwash that the ULFA is supportd by China,Bangladesh,ISI in a clandestine manner.Yes,it is true that they are supported by the enemies of India who many times are disguised as friends.But, India has itself to blame for this mess.There were hardly any developmental efforts in the N-E after independence.Some of the factories which were set up by our erstwhile colonial rulers in that region,were blowm up by the patriots led by Netaji Subhash Chandra.These short sighetd measures have only caused harm to the Indian public.Our foreign policy has been a complete failure to say the least.Bangladesh,which once upon a time was an ally,after the 1971 liberation from Pakistan,has turned hostile due to the lack of vision on the part of the government.The Indian government like the US likes to act like th big brother in the subcontinent.We already have a lot of enemies within the country.The last thing we need is hostile neighbours.Thanks to our foreign policy,or should I say the lack of it,even that gap has been filled.
We need to win back the trust of the people of the N-E if we are to win this battle against the terrorists.The Indian army alone can't tackle terrorism in places like Kashmir,N-E etc.We have no doubt over their capabilities,but there has to be a realistic view over this.The army is doing the job of the police.The army is always for fighting an external enemy either on foreign land or on the homeland against foreigners.In this case they are being forced to fight against their own people.
The people of the N-E have lived in abject poverty for many years.They are our own people.We need to win back their hearts.This can't be done by guns alone.The government has to remove the enemy from within- which in this case is poverty.Once this is taken care of the external enemy can be taken care of either by dialogue or by force,if necessary.