Barring Assam and Manipur, other states in North-East had shown "remarkable improvement" on the law and order front in 2010, stated a report of the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA).
According to the report, no civilian was killed in Nagaland and Mizoram and no security personnel was killed in Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram in the previous year, which was certainly a departure from previous trends.
However, a total of 20 security personnel, 94 civilians and 247 militants lost their lives last year in North-East.
"While this is a matter of regret and concern, I may point out that this is the lowest level of violence witnessed in many years in North-East," said P Chidambaram, Union home minister, while referring to the total number of deaths in North-East in 2010.
Chidambaram added: "Barring Assam and Manipur, the other States have shown remarkable improvement."
"Most insurgent groups of North-East are in talks with the government or are poised to commence talks. In 2011, I look forward to agreements being reached with many of these groups and bringing them into the mainstream of politics and society," said the Union home minister.
Chidambaram said that the government has decided to extend the Suspension of Operation (SoO) agreements for a period of six months; that is up to June 30, 2011, with the National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Pro talk (NDFB-PT) and the Dima Halam Daogah-Nunisa (DHD-N).
The year 2010 saw Assam readying the table for talks with the banned militant outfit Ulfa to find solution to its three decades old militancy problem. Top Ulfa leaders, many of whom were arrested from Bangladesh and were jailed in Assam in 2009, were released on bail in succession in 2010 to make a "conducive" environment for a "meaningful" dialogue.
