Agartala: With the collapse of the democratic government in Afghanistan and siege of power by Taliban fears of scaling up of human and drug trafficking and fundamentalism in the North-Eastern states have heightened, experts say here.
Apparently, the North East is far away and more clearly the farthest part of India from Afghanistan attached north-western frontier. And hence there seems an apparent respite for the once terrorism stricken part of the country. But a closure look at the Afghan crisis and the response from India’s neighbouring countries would focus a broader perspective on it.
After the Taliban’s seized power in Afghanistan, China readily accepted them. And here lies the concern for NE India. It is very much clear to the international community till now that the Sino-Pak coalition played a significant and crucial role behind the Taliban upsurge in Afghanistan. But as Afghanistan was never in a position to go against the alliance then why was China and Pakistan involved in the game?
The answer is to trouble India. Though Afghanistan was never against the alliance it was close to India. And India is the common enemy of both parties. It would not be amusing or confusing that in the coming days, the fundamentalist Taliban rulers would be under the direct influence of Pakistan and hence under China.
The Sino-Pak coalition could easily sponsor and execute anti-India propaganda from the Afghan lands. It means India must take special care of the north-western frontier. And China would cash on the opportunity to create pandemonium in the north-eastern frontier.
For long China is intruding into Arunachal Pradesh to woo India. But it is also a pseudo attack of Chinese aggression. The main aim of China is to capture the 140 crore market of India and to peril the Indian youths. And here comes the cases of drug and human trafficking. The international drug trafficking cycle is long been using the route through Beijing, Bhutan, Myanmar and NE India states.
Afghanistan was a key player in this trade by storing and passing off the drugs. After the country was set free from Taliban control, it significantly reduced its participation. As a result, the trafficking route suffered and international dealers received jolts. They used new but insecure routes. With the Taliban gaining control once again, Afghanistan could now be used as the storehouse of drugs. And due to the Sino-Pak coalition, Pakistan also should let its ground for such activities, the experts apprehended.
The drug could now reach India and Bangladesh in separate consignments easily. The youths suffered with unemployment could easily be lured for being a part in this trade against some good amounts. And gradually, the route would work as an international route of arms smuggling to strengthen divisive forces of the region.
The human trafficking still is a profiteering trade at international level. Especially children and women are preferred options for international sex rackets, fundamentalist groups and terrorist outfits. Either in the name of marriage or jobs abroad and sometimes using the means of abduction human trafficking would be quite in fashion. It is worth mentioning that smaller countries like Bhutan and Nepal as well as politically disturbed Myanmar would never be able to go beyond the influence of the power like China and the international racket.
Further, fundamentalism in almost its every possible form is already available in NE India. Mainly due to the Indian government’s welfare and serious measures and policies and due to some strict obstacles from Bangladesh, the forces are quite inactive for some time. But it, by no means, refers to their closure. With the Taliban upsurge in Afghanistan, the forces are once again rejoicing to strike India. It also alarming that, Sino-Pak coalition would now sponsor them more freely and more tactically. The blend of terrorism with fundamentalism in this region makes the issue more concerning, they added. By Anish Bhattacharjee
