In northeast India, a border fence could cut through villages, houses and lives
2 weeks, 2 days ago

In northeast India, a border fence could cut through villages, houses and lives

Associated Press  

LONGWA, India — To the people who live there, Longwa is a typical hilltop village. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Villagers from Myanmar walk with their goods after shopping at Longwa village, that lies both in India and Myanmar, in the far eastern India state of Nagaland, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print “At that time we had no idea this is India or Myanmar. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Until recently, residents from both sides could travel legally within 16 kilometers of the border, but that started to change in February 2024, when the government revoked the Free Movement Regime “to ensure the internal security of the country and to maintain the demographic structure of India’s North Eastern states bordering Myanmar.” Change has come slowly in Longwa: it took almost a year before soldiers stationed in the village began checking documents, and Longwa residents still move freely after their shifts end in the early afternoon. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Family members of the Angh, or tribal chief Tonyei Phawang sit and talk in his kitchen that falls both in Myanmar and India, at Longwa village in the far eastern India state of Nagaland, Friday, Dec.13, 2024.

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Fear of losing kin, cultural ties fuel local opposition to fencing Myanmar border
1 month ago

Fear of losing kin, cultural ties fuel local opposition to fencing Myanmar border

Hindustan Times  

A year after the Centre's announcement to fence the international border with Myanmar and end the free movement regime, opposition from the local population, particularly those in the border areas, continues to grow. In January last year, Union home minister Amit Shah said during a visit to Meghalaya and Assam that the country’s border with Myanmar would be fenced and …

Saif Ali Khan attack accused turns spotlight on porous India-Bangladesh border
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Saif Ali Khan attack accused turns spotlight on porous India-Bangladesh border

Hindustan Times  

The Border Security Force is probing claims that the alleged Bangladeshi undocumented immigrant arrested for stabbing Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan in Mumbai entered India months earlier by crossing the Umngot River along the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya’s Dawki, an officer of the frontier guarding force said. The reports about Shariful Islam’s illegal entry into India have turned the spotlight …

India completes over 9 km fencing at Manipur's Moreh along Myanmar border; road construction underway: MHA
2 months, 2 weeks ago

India completes over 9 km fencing at Manipur's Moreh along Myanmar border; road construction underway: MHA

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi : India has completed a 9.214 km-long border fencing project at Manipur's Moreh along the India-Myanmar border and work on constructing a road parallel to the fence is currently in progress, a project aimed at enhancing security and curbing illegal cross-border activities as well as improve accessibility and strengthen patrolling in the region, the MHA report said. The …

BRO steps up India-Myanmar border fencing work near Manipur's Moreh: PRO Defence
3 months ago

BRO steps up India-Myanmar border fencing work near Manipur's Moreh: PRO Defence

Deccan Chronicle  

Imphal: Border Roads Organisation has stepped up India-Myanmar border fencing work near Moreh town in Manipur's Tengnoupal district, an official said on Saturday. "BRO has commenced work of erecting the border fencing along the India-Myanmar border in the general area of Moreh in Tengnoupal district," PRO Defence Kohima told PTI over the phone. Only 10 km of the international border …

Government sanctions ₹31,000 crore to fence Myanmar border
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Government sanctions ₹31,000 crore to fence Myanmar border

The Hindu  

The Union government has approved ₹31,000 crore to fence the Myanmar border, a senior Home Ministry official said on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said fencing work had been completed on 30 km of the border, which, he termed the root cause of the ethnic violence in Manipur. The Cabinet Committee on Security had, in principle, approved …

'If things were normal, this would not have happened': Jaishankar on fencing of Indo-Myanmar border
11 months ago

'If things were normal, this would not have happened': Jaishankar on fencing of Indo-Myanmar border

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said that if the situation in neighboring Myanmar were normal, there would be no necessity to fence along the Indo-Myanmar border or end the Free Movement Regime. Centre to fence Indo-Myanmar border The government in February this year announced the decision to fence the 1,643-kilometer-long India-Myanmar border in another …

Now, Nagaland opposes fencing of India’s border with Myanmar
1 year ago

Now, Nagaland opposes fencing of India’s border with Myanmar

Hindustan Times  

The Nagaland assembly on Friday adopted a resolution urging the Union government to reconsider its recent decision to fence the Indo-Myanmar border and suspend the Free Movement Regime with the neighbouring country, becoming the second state after Mizoram to take such step. India shares 1,643-kilometre border with Myanmar, running through four northeastern states India shares 1,643-kilometre border with Myanmar, running …

India's Myanmar border plan worries village of 'headhunters'
1 year ago

India's Myanmar border plan worries village of 'headhunters'

India Today  

The tattooed face of Honngo Wangshu tells a story from an altogether different era. HALF OF LONGWA KING’S HOUSE IN MYANMAR Honang Konyak, a tribal leader and former general secretary of the Konyak Union refers to the border as the “imaginary line” and tells IndiaToday.In that Konyak villages along it would lose their customary land that stretches beyond the line …

Indians living along the border with strife-torn Myanmar protest restrictions on movement
1 year ago

Indians living along the border with strife-torn Myanmar protest restrictions on movement

Associated Press  

GUWAHATI, India — Hundreds of people living in a remote northeastern Indian state bordering strife-torn Myanmar on Wednesday protested the Indian government’s decision to scrap a limited free border movement between the countries. Indian officials in November estimated that thousands had entered northeastern states to flee heavy fighting in Myanmar’s western Chin state, where Myanmar’s ruling military government has been …

India suspends Free Movement Regime with Myanmar
1 year, 1 month ago

India suspends Free Movement Regime with Myanmar

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on February 8 that the Government has decided to scrap the Free Movement Regime along Myanmar border to ensure the internal security of the country and to maintain the demographic structure of India’s North Eastern States. MHA has decided that the FMR between India and Myanmar be scrapped to ensure the internal security of …

Free Movement Regime between India and Myanmar scrapped
1 year, 1 month ago

Free Movement Regime between India and Myanmar scrapped

Live Mint  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on 8 February said that the Ministry of Home Affairs has decided that the Free Movement Regime between India and Myanmar be scrapped. When the India had taken the decision to fence the India-Myanmar border, it had evoked mixed reactions with the Kuki-Zo people claiming that the move will sever ethnic ties while Meitei organisations …

1643 km Indo-Myanmar border to be fenced, a patrol track to be built: Amit Shah
1 year, 1 month ago

1643 km Indo-Myanmar border to be fenced, a patrol track to be built: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Effectively putting an end to the free movement regime or FMR with Myanmar, which allows people on both sides to venture 16 kms into each other’s territory without any document, the Union government on Tuesday said the entire 1,643 km long Indo-Myanmar border will be fenced. Union home minister Amit Shah first announced the withdrawal of the free …

Govt will fence entire border with Myanmar: Shah
1 year, 1 month ago

Govt will fence entire border with Myanmar: Shah

The Hindu  

The Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that the government has decided to construct a fence along the 1,643-kilometre border with Myanmar. Mr. Shah said that the “Modi government is committed to building impenetrable borders.” In a post on ‘X’ the Minister said, ‘It has decided to construct a fence along the entire 1,643-kilometer Indo-Myanmar border. Free movement …

India to fence entire 1,643 km-long Myanmar border, to build patrol track: Amit Shah
1 year, 1 month ago

India to fence entire 1,643 km-long Myanmar border, to build patrol track: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah announced on Tuesday that the central government has decided to build a fence along the entire 1643-kilometre Indo-Myanmar border. To facilitate better surveillance, a patrol track along the border will also be paved,” HM Shah said in an X post. HT Editorial: Engaging with Myanmar junta Moreover, approvals for fence works covering approximately 20 km …

Govt to fence entire 1643-km long Indo-Myanmar border, says Amit Shah
1 year, 1 month ago

Govt to fence entire 1643-km long Indo-Myanmar border, says Amit Shah

India TV News  

The government will fence along the entire 1,643-kilometer-long India-Myanmar border in another step to boost country's security, Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed on Tuesday. It has decided to construct a fence along the entire 1643-kilometer-long Indo-Myanmar border. Indo-Myanmar border currently has Free Movement Regime The 1,643-km-long India-Myanmar border, which passes through Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh, currently has …

BRO to fence major portion of India-Myanmar border
1 year, 1 month ago

BRO to fence major portion of India-Myanmar border

The Hindu  

January 25, 2024 02:17 pm | Updated 03:37 pm IST - Guwahati The Border Roads Organisation will fence a major portion of the strategic India-Myanmar border, and a 10 km stretch in Manipur has already been covered, a senior official said. The organisation has already finished fencing 10 km along the border in Manipur’s Moreh, which was handed over to …

Indo-Myanmar border to be fenced, free movement regime scrapped: Amit Shah
1 year, 1 month ago

Indo-Myanmar border to be fenced, free movement regime scrapped: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Guwahati: Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that India’s border with Myanmar will be fenced like the Indo-Bangladesh border, and the existing free movement regime between the two countries scrapped. Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday addressed the passing out parade of first batch of five newly-constituted Assam Police Commando battalion Shah said that fencing will start …

India-Myanmar border to be fenced soon, says Home Minister Amit Shah
1 year, 1 month ago

India-Myanmar border to be fenced soon, says Home Minister Amit Shah

The Hindu  

The Union government will soon fence the 1,643 km border between India and Myanmar, and will consider ending its free movement regime agreement with the neighbouring country, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday. “I want to tell my friends in Assam that the Narendra Modi government has decided to fence India’s open border along with Myanmar just like we …

Free Movement Regime to end at Myanmar border
1 year, 2 months ago

Free Movement Regime to end at Myanmar border

The Hindu  

The Union government is all set to scrap the Free Movement Regime along the Myanmar border, a senior government official said on January 2. India and Myanmar share an unfenced border, and people on either side have familial and ethnic ties, which prompted the arrangement in the 1970s. We are in talks with Myanmar.” Under the FMR, every member of …

100-km smart fencing along Myanmar border in the pipeline to boost surveillance: Home Ministry
1 year, 5 months ago

100-km smart fencing along Myanmar border in the pipeline to boost surveillance: Home Ministry

The Hindu  

An advanced smart fencing system of 100 km along the Myanmar border is in the pipeline to strengthen the existing surveillance system, the 2022-23 annual report of the Ministry of Home Affairs published last week said. “Under the FMR, every member of the hill tribes, who is either a citizen of India or a citizen of Myanmar and who is …

Amit Shah in Arunachal, a week after China renamed land near Kibithoo
1 year, 11 months ago

Amit Shah in Arunachal, a week after China renamed land near Kibithoo

Hindustan Times  

A week after China renamed a piece of forest clearing north of Kibithoo in Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh, Home Minister Amit Shah will be launching the “Vibrant Villages Program” at the same Kibithoo town today as part of Modi government’s efforts to link all the border villages in states sharing Line of Actual Control with China. Home Minister Amit …

Kwatha Khunou village in Manipur feels betrayed as India cedes vast swathes of land to Myanmar in shoddy border survey
6 years, 6 months ago

Kwatha Khunou village in Manipur feels betrayed as India cedes vast swathes of land to Myanmar in shoddy border survey

Firstpost  

Kwatha Khunou is a hamlet along the Indo-Myanmar border in Manipur’s Tegnoupal district, 16 kilometres before reaching the border-trading town of Moreh. Kwatha Khonou fears all of these are about to change with India pursuing an appeasement policy toward Myanmar and allowing construction of border pillars much into Indian territories, totally disregarding age-old traditional boundaries. Kwatha Khunou village headman, Manihar …

India-Myanmar land border officially opened; Consul-General Nandan Bahisora says move is 'giant step' in Act East policy
6 years, 7 months ago

India-Myanmar land border officially opened; Consul-General Nandan Bahisora says move is 'giant step' in Act East policy

Firstpost  

Chief Minister of Myanmar’s Chin state Salai Lian Luai and Mizoram Commerce and Industries Minister H Rohluna jointly inaugurated the India-Myanmar land border crossing in Zowkhawtar village on Wednesday, an official statement said. Chief Minister of Myanmar’s Chin state Salai Lian Luai and Mizoram Commerce and Industries Minister H Rohluna jointly inaugurated the land border crossing between the two countries …

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