Indian separatists declare ceasefire

A LEADING separatist group in India's remote north-eastern state of Assam announced a unilateral ceasefire yesterday, moving closer to peace talks to resolve a three-decade-old insurgency.

By The Newsroom

Published 12th Jul 2011, 16:44 BST

Updated 12th Jul 2011, 23:10 BST

The United Liberation Front of Asom has been fighting since 1979 for an independent homeland for the ethnic Assamese.