This is being seen as a strategic success in terms of works from New Delhi vis-a-vis its handling of armed groups in northeast.
One can say Zomi Revolutionary Army has buckled under pressure from the Govt of Indiaand importantly it has been achieved by back channel talks and no use of forces or without any use of violence as a tool.
"The Zomi Re-Unification Organisation Cabinet Meeting dated August 1, 2025 minutely reconsidered its previous stands pertaining to ZRA, ZDV and ZRF designated Camps and deliberately discussed the issue.
After prolong discussion and deliberation, the ZRO Cabinet unanimously resolved to close one of the three designated camps viz. Mt.Sinai Camp, Songtal," says a statement from ZRO signed by its vice president Kenneth Muan.
"Moreover, it is learnt from reliable source that top Govt. Official mentioned that Mt.Sinai Camp has been already noted," says the statement.
From New Delhi's point of view, this development was necessary to ensure peace and tranquility along the international border. The camp was located within 20 km of International Border.
"It was used for illegal cross border activities including training and shelter to Zomi Revolutionary Army Eastern command in Myanmar.
Much importantly, these areas will now be dominated by Assam Riflles.
It is learnt that the ZRO was apprehensive of being "excluded" from Suspension of Operations (SoO) for refusing to close down the designated camp. The Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement in Manipur is a tripartite ceasefire agreement signed in August 2008 between the Government of India, the Government of Manipur, and 25 Kuki militant organizations.
This agreement aimed to establish a ceasefire and pave the way for negotiations to address the underlying issues contributing to the insurgency in the state.
In 2024, on May 16, the Zo Reunification Organisation (ZORO), organised a unique public rally in Mizoram's Champhai district, bordering Myanmar, to protest the central government’s decision to fence the India-Myanmar border and suspend the Free Movement Regime (FMR).
ZORO is a pan-Zo integration group with the pledge to advocate for the merger of all areas in India, Myanmar and Bangladesh that are inhabited by kindred “Zofate” tribes. These include the Mizo of Northeast India’s Mizoram state, the multiple Chin tribes of western Myanmar’s Chin State, and Chin-Kuki tribes in eastern Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts area.
In 1997, the Zomi Revolutionary Army (ZRA) was formed as the armed wing of the ZRO, primarily in Manipur.
The ZRA was established in response to ethnic tensions between the Thadou-Kuki people and the Paite people. The ZRA's goal was to defend Zomi unity in the Manipur hills. The ZRO's formation and the establishment of the ZRA are part of a broader movement towards Zo nationalism and the unification of the Zo people under a single identity.
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