Now, split is FORMAL :::: Hs Ramsan and A. Raman have been "expelled" from NSCN-IM vide order from Q Tuccu :::: 12-point charter of charges

In a major 'formal crack' in the potent insurgent group, the NSCN-IM, two influential 'rebel leaders'  Lt Gen (Retd) Hs Ramsan  and Lt Gen (Retd) A. Raman have been "expelled" from the organisation. 

An order to this effect was issued by president NSCN-IM, Q. Tuccu. 

                                        file snap : Ramson 

Notably, in July 2024; Ramsan, along with Deputy Longvibu Absalom Raman, was terminated and declared an "anti-national" by the NSCN-IM after they publicly criticized the scrapping of the Free Movement Regime (FMR) and Indo-Myanmar border fencing.

The order from Tuccu said: "It has been observed that Lieut. Gen. (Retd) Hs. Ramsan-VC, MCL and Lieut. Gen. (Retd) A. Raman-MC, EMSC have repeatedly defied the reconciliation initiatives of CHQ; defrauded the government over a prolonged period, formed a parallel/breakaway organization for their own whims and personal interest.

They deliberately defied the council and committed the following anti-national activities:

Disloyalty

Insubordination, Mutiny, Rebellion

Inciting mutiny, Desertion, Extortion, Unauthorized alliances

Treason

Drug trafficking

Embezzlement, Formation of breakaway/parallel organization

"Now therefore, the defiant members Lieut. Gen. (Retd) Hs. Ramsan-VC, MCL and Lieut. Gen. (Retd) A. Raman-MC, EMSC are hereby expelled from the organization of NSCN/GPRN. 

All the ranks, titles with awards and entitlements accorded to them have been "stripped off and withdrawn forthwith".

This is a serious development as lately the two warring camps were being described as the Hebron camp (Tuccu and others) and the 'Eastern Flank' of the other group. 

In Delhi, those in the know of things and keeping an 'hawk's eye views' say - a close vigil is being maintained but it is "essentially an internal kitchen matter of the NSCN-IM". 

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May results were shocker for Sickularism; Nightmare for Mamata ::::: June 2026 has been the cruelest month for India’s Opposition .... Should Modi take all credit for ensuring 'Opposition free Bharat' ???

June 2026 has been the cruelest month for India’s Opposition. They may try to look the other way and blame BJP for the adverse fallout on their present crisis and that is bound to have a long term impact.  

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla received a letter from TMC MPs including Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Satabdi Roy, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Yusuf Pathan, and others for separate seating arrangement in the House.

Elsewhere, MPs Sanjay Dina Patil, Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure, Omprakash Raje Nimbalkar, Sanjay Haribhai Jadhav etc etc met with Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde. 

Two regional satraps have been left shattered. This happens when politics is without ideology and more about a family and whims and fancies of a family member. 

TMC and Shiv Sena (UBT) in effect met the 'fate'; they deserved.  

The Shiv Sena or rather the Udhav Thackeray camp has been hit twice by the defection bomb. Four years ago, Uddhav Thackeray first had to step down as chief minister when MLAs led by Eknath Shinde revolted. Lately, six of the nine MLAs elected to Lok Sabha on a Shiv Sena (UBT) ticket from the Mahavikas Aghadi (MVA) platform jumped ship. 

“There is no way we can resist. In Jharkhand, we [the Opposition] had the numbers, yet we lost in the Rajya Sabha polls. Madhya Pradesh is a classic example of how a quasi-legal instrument can be used to deny a candidate her seat,” says an opposition lawmaker. 

But the real diagnosis in the opposition is not happening.

“If political parties turn into commodities, who is going to stand for the people? People should come on the roads. The judiciary is supposed to protect but is watching silently while the Constitution is being butchered. EVMs were burned in Bengal,” Arvind Sawant owing allegiance to Uddhav said. 

Another leader said there was little the opposition parties could do about the breakneck speed at which the ruling BJP at the Centre has managed two major coups in two political parties. 

The real problem is they are not facing the truth - firstly Rahul Gandhi does not evoke sentiment and political reactions among voters as theoretically the Sickular gang is expecting. 

But at the same time; there is no accountability for Rahul. He knows - the Congress is like a dynastic property for him. He is running the show surrounded by sycophants and 'yes men'. He has a rubber stamp AICC president Malikrjun Kharge. This dynastic malady has been the case with Uddhav too. 

His son and wife started making political strategies assisted by Sanjay Rawat. One similarity between the Udhav camp and the Rahul camp is 'Rajya Sabha's rootless leaders' are the bosses or the closest advisors of the real power. 

In the case of TMC too; what has come to light - generally leaders, workers and supporters -- all had problems with Abhishek Banerjee. 

And the 'motherly blind love' of Pishi remains unaltered !  

"The euphoria from two summers ago when the INDIA bloc restricted the Narendra Modi-Amit Shah led-BJP to 240 seats in Lok Sabha has long since evaporated," says an article in Kolkata-based 'The Telegraph'.  However, the particular newspaper being a die-hard anti-Modi phenomenon; it too has failed to point out at the basic lacuna in the opposition party.  

The 'dynastic approach' will work against Samajwadi Party as well. Although anti incumbency spirit is building up in Uttar Pradesh; on ground people will find even 'commoner' Yadavs not happy with the manner Akhilesh Yadav has conducted himself as the party supremo. 

The Congress and other opposition parties are not only failing themselves. They have almost helped the Modi Govt every bit --- step by step -- to "reshape" the constitutional and political character of India.

From ear on ground feedback; we know the happiest party on May 4th when West Bengal results came was perhaps the Congress party - even more than the BJP. 

Had Mamata won 2026 polls; Rahul and his cronies know pretty well - the 'defeated and ousted' former West Bengal CM would have threatened Rahul's leadership claims in the opposition camp. 

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Penalties haunt Netherlands ::: MOROCCO ENJOY MAJORITY OF THE CHANCES

 FIFA World Cup: Penalties haunt Netherlands once again as Dutch crash out in Round of 32

Penalty shootouts haunted Netherlands once again as Ronald Koeman's team were knocked out of the FIFA World Cup 2026. A disastrous spell of spot kicks saw them miss 3 chances, sealing their fate in the tournament.  

MOROCCO ENJOY MAJORITY OF THE CHANCES

Morocco fashioned the better chances before the break, with goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen producing a series of outstanding saves to deny Ayoub Bouaddi's close-range header and Neil El Aynaoui's powerful effort.

What had been expected to be a free-flowing clash between two quality attacking sides instead turned into a frustrating and ill-tempered contest. Defender Jan Paul van Hecke found himself at the centre of attention after pushing Morocco striker Ismael Saibari to the ground, sparking anger among the 2022 World Cup semi-finalists.

Morocco took a dislike to van Hecke almost immediately, with one challenge resulting in the defender bleeding from his forehead. Netherlands barely got a sniff in the first half as Morocco’s defenders put in a series of big tackles to keep them out of the box.  

Dutch forward Brian Brobbey was well marshalled throughout the game and failed to register a single shot. Most of Netherlands’ attacking threat came through Summerville on the right, whose occasional spark of creativity brought life into the game.

At the other end, Bounou was finally called into action to parry Micky van de Ven's long-range strike.

Hakimi rattled the crossbar and forced another save from Verbruggen as the Dutch struggled to contain the full-back’s runs from deep before Ronald Koeman’s introduction of Wout Weghorst gave his side a much-needed focal point in attack.

The Atlas Lions enjoyed vocal backing throughout, with many Mexican supporters adopting Morocco for the night and reviving chants of “No era penal” (“It wasn’t a penalty”), recalling the controversial penalty that helped the Netherlands eliminate Mexico at the 2014 World Cup.

"Trump did demonisation of talent coming to the United States," says Democrat leader Ro Khanna ::: US envoy to India Gor, however, says "all is well"

"The demagoguery about immigrants, the demagoguery of this President (Donald Trump) and talking about the lack of immigrants coming into the United States. 

How can we sit here and not condemn his policies on what he has done with student visas, with the demonisation of talent coming to the United States," said ...

California Democrat Ro Khanna.

He blasted US President Donald Trump for destroying ties with India, calling it the lowest in 30 years. 

Trump's policies have eroded India's trust, he maintained.  

However, Sergio Gor, US ambassador to India, expressed confidence about ties between the US and India remaining intact. 

He has emphasised that no matter the chatter around, Washington and New Delhi's friendship will continue to bloom. 

The US envoy said that an Indian Minister told him that the relationship between the two nations will remain solid even after 50 years.

"I was with a minister in New Delhi a couple of weeks ago, and he said to me, he said, 'No matter what you hear in the news, 50 years from now, our two countries will still be friends. 

You're the world's oldest democracy, we're the world's largest democracy."

And the second part that he added to that is, "We have the same principles when it comes to democracy, which include robust opposition, by the way'. Not every nation has that," Gor said.  

Recalling a recent China visit, Ro Khanna said that the Indian envoy there told him that a "generation of trust" has been lost due to Trump's policies. "Now, you know I'm not one to mince words. I sort of tell things as they are. The US-India relationship has been at its lowest point in the last 30 years," the California Democrat said during his speech.

"Trump's policies of getting into a war with Iran have been utterly destructive. 

It has been utterly destructive to the prices of gas in India. Talk to (External Affairs Minister S) Jaishankar if you don't believe me," Khanna further said, adding that the truth about the damage that Trump has done needs to be spoken else "we are not living in reality".

Give befitting reply ::::: Bangladesh MP slams Suvendu Adhikari's Gaza remark ::::: 'Kalema' flags used by IS, al-Qaida appear in Bangladesh amid FIFA World Cup frenzy

West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari has sparked outrage by suggesting India must 'teach' Bangladesh a lesson "like Israel did in Gaza".

This has prompted Bangladeshi lawmakers to demand an official response from India. 

These comments, seen as an obstacle to bilateral relations, follow increased scrutiny of BJP rhetoric regarding Bangladesh.   

Give befitting reply: Bangladesh MP slams Suvendu Adhikari's Gaza remark

Bangladesh MP Nahid Islam urged Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to respond strongly to Adhikari's reported remarks that Bangladesh owed its creation to India and should be "taught a lesson" similar to Israel's actions in Gaza.  

Speaking in Parliament on June 28, National Citizen Party (NCP) MP and Opposition chief whip Nahid Islam called on Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to respond strongly to Suvendu Adhikari's reported remarks that Bangladesh owed its creation to India and that Dhaka should be "taught a lesson" similar to Israel's actions in Gaza.

Raising the issue in Parliament, Nahid alleged that Adhikari had repeatedly made provocative remarks about Bangladesh before and after the elections, claiming the neighbouring country "was created by us", threatening to send people there as "illegal infiltrators", and suggesting that Bangladesh should be treated the way Israel has treated Gaza.

Describing the remarks as "arrogant", Nahid urged the government to respond firmly. 

"During an election rally Suvendu said Bangladesh was created by them and if anyone says anything they shall be sent to Bangladesh like illegal infiltrators. He had earlier said Bangladesh should also be treated the same way Israel treats Gaza. 

The Bangladesh government must give a befitting reply to such arrogance! The Ministry of Foreign Affairs should respond," Nahid said.  

Nahid also criticised India's policy towards Bangladesh, saying New Delhi should apologise for supporting the former Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government over the past 16 years.  

"The new Indian high commissioner (Dinesh Trivedi) should have begun by offering an apology. For 16 years, the Indian government directly and indirectly helped keep the Awami League in power, and it owes Bangladesh an apology for that," he said.

Nahid also said that India was providing shelter to individuals allegedly responsible for violence in Bangladesh and claimed that the Awami League was continuing acts of sabotage in the country.

'Kalema' flags used by IS, al-Qaida appear in Bangladesh amid FIFA World Cup frenzy

Black-and-white 'Kalema' flags have appeared across Bangladesh during the FIFA World Cup season, raising an alarm in security circles. Analysts said it points to the rising footprint of foreign extremist groups in Bangladesh.  

These flags, with Arabic inscriptions, were first spotted on a flyover in the capital Dhaka on June 17. Since then, these flags have sprung up across Mirpur, Chattogram, Cox's Bazar and Faridpur, according to a report in Dhaka Tribune. Visuals of motorcycle processions and rallies carrying similar flags have also been circulated widely on social media, putting the police and security agencies on tenterhooks.

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“Even after 26 years, let the enemy hear it clearly, try again, and we will repeat Kargil" ::::::: 1999 'Kargil conflict' Flashback :::: According to a book, Naib Subedar Abhay told Col Sharma not to “trust them (Pakistanis) at any cost” ...... But

In the summer of 1999, India and Pakistan fought a fierce battle in the mountains of Kargil. For 85 days, the air thundered with bullets and artillery shells. On July 26, 1999, the Indian Army succeeded in evicting Pakistani forces from the mountain heights.

Yet, amid the intense fighting, there were fleeting moments of amity. 

On one such morning during the height of the war, a white flag was waved and two young Army officers from both sides exchanged a few words, and, improbably, swapped cigarettes and a Cadbury chocolate bar, before returning to their sides.  

                      Col Sharma (Retd) - 2009

That young Indian Army officer was Colonel (retired) Rajinder Kumar Sharma.

His encounter with the Pakistani officer is a part of his extraordinary military career chronicled by his two sons in ‘Shoorveer’, a book published by Penguin Random House India. 

Known as Raj among his friends, colleagues and seniors, Colonel Sharma is the recipient of three gallantry medals – Kirti Chakra, Shaurya Chakra and Sena Medal for his single tenure in the Northeast from 2006-09. He also has the rare honour of receiving the first two medals from the President of India in the same ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan on March 19, 2009.

As the war’s 27th anniversary was observed on Friday, The Indian Express spoke to Col Sharma, now 60, of that June day in 1999.
A young Lieutenant then, Sharma’s battalion — 22 Grenadiers — had moved from Hyderabad to Kargil before the conflict began.  

Pakistani troops were still preparing those bunkers, he said. “They were practically in the open”. “Our retaliation was catastrophic as they had not realised that I had deployed so much ammunition and fire… and our troops were fully alert,” Sharma added.

He watched the chaos unfold through his binoculars. But after two-three minutes of firing, Sharma said someone waved a white flag from behind the bunker.

Col Sharma was leading a small team comprising a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) and nine soldiers towards Point 5465, at an altitude of nearly 17,000 feet, when they came under fire from Pakistani troops occupying a nearby knoll.

“… Before proceeding to Point 5465, I had strategically deployed another party at the base and placed weapons in such a manner that they were aimed directly towards their (Pakistani) bunkers’ loopholes,” Sharma recalled.  

According to the book, Naib Subedar Abhay told Sharma not to “trust them (Pakistanis) at any cost”.

But Sharma assessed the situation: the enemy had to come into the open if they were to meet, making it difficult for them to launch an ambush or retreat quickly if they attempted one.

He saw three-four enemy soldiers walking down from their bunker, holding white flags. They were shouting, asking the Indian side not to advance together.

The Lieutenant told his troops not to worry about him. If the enemy tried something funny, he told them, open fire in such a way that they would not be able to run for cover.

But he and his men faced an unexpected problem — they did not have a white flag!  

Lance Naik Tula Ram came to the rescue. The book notes that he removed his white vest and tied it to the barrel of his INSAS rifle, and volunteered to come with Sharma.

Radio operator, Grenadier Harinandan, advised Sharma to speak to ‘Tiger’ and ‘Lamb’ on the radio and not go ahead. Sharma told him to switch it off.

The book notes that the Pakistanis were confused as to what was happening. They started shouting, ‘Only two, only two’. Sharma noticed two of their men taking position while two others walked ahead.  So Sharma and Tula Ram walked 50 metres apart.

The Pakistanis then insisted that only one officer approach.

The Lieutenant then told Tula Ram to stay behind and climbed nearly 150 metres uphill to meet a tall, Pakistani officer — Major Javed. Sharma introduced himself as ‘Captain R K’.  

Speaking to The Indian Express, Colonel Sharma recalled that Javed was smartly dressed. “It seemed like he had come straight from a salon!”

Javed pointed out that they had suffered a lot of casualties, and asked why the Indian side had opened fire. “I told him it was they who opened fire first, we only retaliated.”

“After a brief pause, Major Javed offered me a cigarette and both of us smoked,’’ Sharma said. “I asked him why he was sitting in the area. I told him, ‘You are supposed to go 2 km beyond this place’ (knoll)’.”

Javed assured him that he would “convey India’s message to his headquarters”. He asked Sharma not to open fire, that he, too, was a soldier acting on orders.

Sharma said they were going towards Point 5465 and would retaliate if fired upon.

The Pakistani officer laughed and agreed. He then offered his cigarettes to him. Sharma smiled, asked for a lighter, and Javed handed him one.

In return, Sharma gave him a Cadbury chocolate bar that Captain B M Cariappa had earlier given him at Point 5203 as an emergency ration.  Both walked back to their troops.

The book says that by then, most of the men had reached the base of Point 5465. The officer instructed them to reach the peak before dusk. He, Grenadier Harinandan and Lance Naik Tula Ram were the last to climb to the top.

The capture of Point 5465 came despite formidable odds: enemy fire, dangerous terrain, and a route riddled with anti-personnel mines.
For the 22 Grenadiers, it was more challenging as it was the only unit in the Kargil war from a different ORBAT (order of battle) and had little time to acclimatise to the high altitudes.

They had come from Hyderabad, where the temperatures had already touched 40 degrees. In Batalik, the temperatures fell below zero.

Besides, their operational area was Rajasthan, practising desert warfare. They had just participated in ‘Op Shivashakti’, the biggest Army exercise of the decade in the Badmer sector.

Harinandan, the book notes, later told Sharma that everybody back at base had instructed him not to go ahead and meet the Pakistanis.

The book says, “The CO and Padhi Sahib were abusing you, Sahib,” Harinandan laughed. “They said the unit’s izzat (honour) would be at stake if Raj became a prisoner of war…”

Congratulatory messages followed once the peak was secured.
Sharma and his men, however, had missed out on the hot meals delivered earlier to the troops at the wall.

But they were all ecstatic at their victory. The book notes that one of them quipped, “Sahib, it seems our fate is to climb mountains on an empty stomach”.

Another reminded Sharma of his promise that they would all smoke cigarettes after capturing Point 5465. 

He then distributed one Pakistani cigarette each.

A soldier remarked, “Wah Sahib, you did not tell us that you would give us Pakistani cigarettes!”

For the first time in many nights, they rested.

The following morning, they finally received tea rations and a field stove to cook ready-to-eat meals — basic fare but it felt like a feast after all they had experienced.

“Kargil wasn’t just a war, it was a message — Sons of Bharat can die, but they will never bow,” said Colonel Sharma.

“Even after 26 years, let the enemy hear it clearly, try again, and we will repeat Kargil.”

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S C Jamir -- an "adulterated Congressman" -- but unadulterated nationalist ::::::: "Arey, If Jamir was close to Shinde, I was also close to Jamir" - Neiphiu Rio said once in Delhi when Sushilkumar Shinde was Home Minister

S C Jamir is in news once again.

He has been experiencing this and so all others - those - associated with Nagaland now for decades. You may disapprove Jamir's politics; but he would come back among the headlines. Now he is among the headlines because the NSCN-IM apparently stayed away from the Fed Up Nagas (FUN) show because Jamir too was expected to attend the rally.

R N Ravi and S C Jamir

Jamir represents a rare quality stuff among Naga politicians.

One could call him an "adulterated Congressman" -- but at the same time has has been an unadulterated Indian patriot. A true protagonist of nationalism.

Only the towering Hokishe Sema (his friend, colleague and rival for many years) could match him on certain key aspects.

Quite often, he tells me that the Constitution of India has 'everything' and its uniqueness remains in the fact that it can "accommodate everything".

As a young journalist in my twenties, I have consistently attacked him and his politics in 1993 and later. However, post-2019 we became great friends If I may use the phrase.  

At times, I am also surprised and I feel like telling him that ... as if Sir, we have done some black magic to one another.

I almost told him so once when he raised the subject of 'Bengal's magic' in a different context. 

When Narendra Modi completed 4399 days in office as PM surpassing Jawaharlal Nehru, veteran SC Jamir, who has seen the Nehru era, had drawn out a rare yet unique distinction between the two leaders on June 10ths this year.

“Panditji was a philosopher. Modi ji is a practical man. That’s the difference,” said Jamir, who was Governor in Gujarat when Modi was the state chief minister.  

This was a very sharp and candid comparison.

Jamir, a former chief minister of Nagaland, had also served as Parliamentary Secretary to Jawaharlal Nehru.

Jamir’s unique perspective on the contrasting differences between two leaders was shared by 'Modi Story', a popular social media handle dedicated to sharing details of the Prime Minister's life journey. Now that the NSCN-IM has expressed its unwillingness to share stage with Jamir -- one can say the rivalry between Jamir and the aging Muivah of NSCN-IM is a very old chapter.  

On Aug 16, 2020, during the peak of Covid-infected crises; the NSCN-IM in a statement had said: 

"Nagaland Governor and peace interlocutor R N Ravi "had got himself a good partner in ex-Chief Minister of Nagaland and ex-Governor Mr. S C Jamir who is tooth and nail against Naga solution defending the 16 Point Agreement.

Both of them had been surreptitiously working together and they are responsible for holding the NNPGs in the grip and misled the GoI, particularly the Prime Minister (Narendra Modi)".  

The NSCN(IM) had entered into ceasefire and formal talks with the Government in 1997 when S Chubatoshi Jamir was the Chief Minister. 

Jamir has 'survived' multiple attacks on his life allegedly from the NSCN(IM) and that included 'closest' one in Delhi in 1992 at Nagaland House - 29 APJ Abdul Kalam (earlier called Aurangzeb) Road.

 

When Narasimha Rao was the Prime Minister, Jamir could win over Congress high command blessings.

Jamir befriended the then AICC general secretary in-charge Sushil Kumar Shinde. Paradoxically, Neiphiu Rio, the incumbent Chief Minister, and K Therie used to be Jamir's 'men' hobnobbing in Delhi in typical Congress style of politics.

No wonder, once I quizzed Rio (in Delhi when Shinde was Home Minister under Manmohan Singh) asking how could he work so closely with Home Minister Shinde as Jamir was his 'original Naga friend'.

Rio had shot back: "Arey, If Jamir was close to Shinde, I was also close to Jamir". 

Standing near us, Chingwang Konyak, who later headed the  NDPP (a party floated with Rio's blessings in 2017-18) pulled me in a friendly gesture and remarked,  "Niren, you are being naughty".   

In reply to a question during an interview with me in December 2023, Jamir referred to his only meeting with NSCN-IM leader Thuingaleng Muivah (when Jamir was Maharashtra Governor) and described it as a "good meeting no doubt".

Elaborating further, the former Chief Minister said,

"For the first time I met Muivah on that day.

Our discussions were in the presence of his Kilonsers and Ao Senden Office bearers. When I provoked Muivah for his inability to find solution with the Govt of India even after more than six to seven years of negotiation, may be out of anger  or probably his conscious might have pricked him and he said that “I have asked the Govt of India not to put any condition so that I will also not raise the issue of sovereignty.”

I think as a Naga he spoke out the truth".

Jamir also said, " .....Furthermore neither sovereignty nor Integration appear in the two official Agreements between two groups of the underground. My first and last meeting (with Muiavah) was in Delhi and while departing from the scene while shaking hands;

.... Muivah told me, “Jamir, so we may not meet again”.

I (Jamir) too replied "No need because I told you everything during the discussions" and then everybody laughed.  

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