NEW DELHI: Following reports that two Myanmarese rebel groups signed a merger pact recently in the presence of Mizoram CM Lalduhoma, the Indian government said Friday state govts are not supposed to handle foreign policy. “We have seen some reports on the matter. Our position on the situation in Myanmar is well known. I would also like to reiterate that foreign policy issues do not lie within the remit of the state govts,” said the MEA spokesperson.
Myanmar’s anti-junta groups from Chin state – the Chinland Council (CC) and the Interim Chin National Consultative Council – signed the merger agreement in Aizawl, according to the reports.
The govt has been closely following the situation in Myanmar because of the likely security implications arising out of fighting between Myanmar’s military and rebel forces in areas close to the border.