Indo-Myanmar border to be fenced, free movement regime scrapped: Amit Shah
11 months, 3 weeks 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 soon, and the free movement of people from the Indo-Myanmar border will be restricted. While addressing the passing out parade of the first batch of the five newly-constituted Assam Police Commando battalions, he said, “The government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to fence the entire India-Myanmar border like it has been done along the border with Bangladesh.” India and Myanmar share a 1643-km long border in four states of northeast-Mizoram, Nagaland, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh. “Our government is reexamining the Free Movement Regime provision that exists with Myanmar and now this facility, which allows free movement will be stopped,” said Shah.

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Manipur Chief Minister thanks Amit Shah for new border rules for Myanmar residents
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2 days, 14 hours ago

Manipur Chief Minister thanks Amit Shah for new border rules for Myanmar residents

India Today  

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said that the Home Ministry's decision to introduce regulations that allow Myanmar residents living within 10 km of the border to temporarily enter the state with a "border pass" issued by the Assam Rifles, was "a good beginning". Singh thanked Home Minister Amit Shah for introducing the new regulations and said that "nobody paid …

India completes over 9 km fencing at Manipur's Moreh along Myanmar border; road construction underway: MHA
1 week, 2 days 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 …

Wasbir Hussain | B’desh, Myanmar power shifts may hit N-E India
1 week, 2 days ago

Wasbir Hussain | B’desh, Myanmar power shifts may hit N-E India

Deccan Chronicle  

Domestic or internal power shifts in countries can alter bilateral relations with their neighbours. This is what is happening in two of India’s immediate neighbours -- Bangladesh and Myanmar -- something that New Delhi is looking at closely because the drastic developments across the borders have the potential to seriously impact Northeast India. One is that the Chin Brotherhood Alliance, …

Manipur seeks Centre's help on border management amid Myanmarese entry debate
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Manipur seeks Centre's help on border management amid Myanmarese entry debate

India Today  

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Thursday said the state government has requested the Centre to maximise the use of state machinery for managing border areas. “The state government has asked the center to deploy state machinery at the maximum level to identify entrants and ensure proper border management,” he added. BJP'S COMMITMENT TO AMBEDKAR'S LEGACY Singh also addressed …

Myanmarese living within 10km of Manipur border can enter state with a pass: MHA letter
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Myanmarese living within 10km of Manipur border can enter state with a pass: MHA letter

Hindustan Times  

The Union ministry of home affairs on Tuesday informed the Manipur government about a new scheme to allow Myanmar residents who live within 10km of the border into Manipur, but after getting a “border pass” from the Assam Rifles, officials familiar with the matter said, adding that the facility will also be applicable for Manipur’s border residents who wish to …

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

Manipur: Protests Against Centre's Move To Scrap India-Myanmar Free Movement Regime
1 month, 1 week ago

Manipur: Protests Against Centre's Move To Scrap India-Myanmar Free Movement Regime

ABP News  

Churachandpur: A demonstration was held in Manipur's Churachandpur district on Tuesday to protest the government's decision to scrap the India-Myanmar Free Movement Regime. Carrying posters and placards, the demonstrators raised slogans against the government's decision to scrap FMR and fence the international border. The FMR allowed people residing close to the India-Myanmar border to venture 16 km into each other's …

Government sanctions ₹31,000 crore to fence Myanmar border
3 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 …

Can India Salvage its Interests in Myanmar and Avoid Another Bangladesh-like Fiasco?
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Can India Salvage its Interests in Myanmar and Avoid Another Bangladesh-like Fiasco?

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 14, 2024 18:06 IST - 9 MINS READ The surprise ouster of the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh has forced India to reassess its neighbourhood policy, particularly with regard to Myanmar. Reports, however, suggest that the army is fast losing territory and control to armed ethnic groups and forces owing allegiance to the National Unity Government, a …

Jaishankar raises concern over continued violence, instability on Myanmar border; urges early democratic transition
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Jaishankar raises concern over continued violence, instability on Myanmar border; urges early democratic transition

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Myanmar Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Than Swe and discussed India's deep concern at the impact of continuing violence and instability in Myanmar on its border. "Particularly flagged illegal narcotics, arms smuggling and trafficking in persons as priority challenges," he said on X. EAM urged an early return to democratic transition …

We’re providing security to migrant workers: Manipur CM
7 months ago

We’re providing security to migrant workers: Manipur CM

The Hindu  

Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said his government was providing security to around 4,000 migrant labourers working at various construction sites in the State. The Manipur police said they had arrested 27-year-old Sairom Birjit Singh, a member of the Kangleipak Communist Party, one of the seven valley-based Meitei extremist groups that has been routinely banned by the government. ‘Extortions …

Myanmar insurgent transporting bullets, walkie talkies from India held in Mizoram
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar insurgent transporting bullets, walkie talkies from India held in Mizoram

Hindustan Times  

The security forces in Mizoram arrested an active cadre of Myanmar’s Chin Defence Force, who was transporting bullets, walkie talkie sets and tactical gear, for the insurgent group across the border, people aware of the matter said on Tuesday. Since 2021, rebel forces have been fighting against the military junta and have also taken control of many parts of the …

Rallies held in Manipur, Mizoram against fencing of Indo-Myanmar border
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Rallies held in Manipur, Mizoram against fencing of Indo-Myanmar border

The Hindu  

A large number of people belonging to the Kuki Zo tribal community organised rallies in Manipur and Mizoram on May 16 to denounce the government’s decision to cancel Free Movement Regime with Myanmar and fencing of the international border with the neighbouring country. “Hundreds of Kuki Zo tribal people organised a rally in the headquarters town of Manipur’s Tengnoupal district, …

Thousands rally in Mizoram against Centre's decision to fence India-Myanmar border
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Thousands rally in Mizoram against Centre's decision to fence India-Myanmar border

India TV News  

In a show of dissent, thousands of individuals gathered in rallies across Mizoram to voice their opposition to the Indian government's move to fence the India-Myanmar border and revoke the free movement arrangement with Myanmar. Demands for continuation of free movement and ethnic unity Protesters waved and exchanged slogans across the India-Myanmar Friendship Gate, emphasising their opposition to the government's …

Myanmar: Thousands continue to flee to Thailand, day after losing vital border town
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Myanmar: Thousands continue to flee to Thailand, day after losing vital border town

India TV News  

A stream of Myanmar citizens queued at a border crossing to flee to Thailand early on Friday, a day after the strategically vital town of Myawaddy fell to anti-junta resistance that has been growing in strength. At the one fully operational border crossing at Mae Sot, in Thailand's west, many of those fleeing Myanmar said they left their homes fearing …

Myanmar: India relocates staff from Sitwee as security situation remains precarious, issues travel advisory
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Myanmar: India relocates staff from Sitwee as security situation remains precarious, issues travel advisory

India TV News  

India today said it relocated its staff from its consulate in Myanmarese city of Sittwe to Yangon in view of the precarious security situation in that region of Myanmar. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India is closely monitoring the situation in Myanmar, adding the Indian consulate in Mandalay remains functional. Jaiswal said the security situation in Myanmar remains …

'If things were normal, this would not have happened': Jaishankar on fencing of Indo-Myanmar border
9 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 …

If things were normal in Myanmar, this wouldn't have happened: EAM Jaishankar on border fencing
9 months ago

If things were normal in Myanmar, this wouldn't have happened: EAM Jaishankar on border fencing

New Indian Express  

AIZWAL: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday that the Centre decided to fence the Indo-Myanmar border and end the Free Movement Regime because the government gives top priority to the country's security. In February, the Centre decided to fence the Indo-Myanmar border and abolish the Free Movement Regime between the two countries. Mizoram government, civil society organisations and …

India to spend $3.7 billion to fence Myanmar border, cabinet approval pending: Report
9 months, 2 weeks ago

India to spend $3.7 billion to fence Myanmar border, cabinet approval pending: Report

India TV News  

New Delhi: India plans to spend nearly $3.7 billion to fence its 1,610-km porous border with Myanmar within about a decade, news agency Reuters reported citing a source with direct knowledge of the matter, to prevent smuggling and other illegal activities. Earlier, the Ministry of Home Affairs Delhi said it would fence the border and end a decades-old visa-free movement …

Can the Centre Bypass Mizoram, Nagaland and Fence the India-Myanmar Border?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Can the Centre Bypass Mizoram, Nagaland and Fence the India-Myanmar Border?

The Quint  

The sudden termination of the Free Movement Regime, which allowed people on both sides of the India-Myanmar border to travel up to 16 km into each other’s territory without passport and visa, will have repercussions that no one is talking about. Moreover, fencing the hitherto unfenced border will not be a cakewalk for the Centre after the assertive and tough …

Now, Nagaland opposes fencing of India’s border with Myanmar
10 months, 1 week 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 …

Nagaland Assembly adopts resolution against decision to fence Indo-Myanmar border, scrap FMR
10 months, 1 week ago

Nagaland Assembly adopts resolution against decision to fence Indo-Myanmar border, scrap FMR

The Hindu  

The Nagaland Assembly on March 1 adopted a resolution urging the Centre to reconsider its decision to fence the Indo-Myanmar border and scrap the Free Movement Regime with the neighbouring country. The Assembly also resolved to appeal to the central government to work out regulations for movement of people across the boundary in consultation with the people inhabiting the border …

Indians living along the border with strife-torn Myanmar protest restrictions on movement
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Mizoram: NGOCC protest in Aizawl against scrapping of FMR, fencing India-Myanmar border
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mizoram: NGOCC protest in Aizawl against scrapping of FMR, fencing India-Myanmar border

India TV News  

Aizawl: A civil society group in Mizoram on Wednesday staged a peaceful demonstration in protest against the Centre's proposal to erect a fence along the India-Myanmar border and terminate the Free Movement Regime with the neighbouring country. NGOCC opposed to the move to construct fence Speaking at the rally, NGOCC chairman and CYMA president Lalhmachhuana the firm opposition of the …

Mizoram CM Lalduhoma Opposes Decision Centre's Plans To Construct Fence Along India-Myanmar Border
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mizoram CM Lalduhoma Opposes Decision Centre's Plans To Construct Fence Along India-Myanmar Border

ABP News  

After the Union Home Minister Amit Shah's announcement on constructing a fence along the entire 1,643-kilometer India-Myanmar border, Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma reiterated his government's opposition to the fencing of the Indo-Myanmar border and the termination of the Free Movement Regime On Saturday. He also disclosed having met Union Home Minister Amit Shah twice in January and February, conveying Mizoram's …

Mizoram MP urges Amit Shah to reconsider decision to fence India-Myanmar border
11 months ago

Mizoram MP urges Amit Shah to reconsider decision to fence India-Myanmar border

India TV News  

Mizoram lone MP in Rajya Sabha K Vanlalvena has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and urged him to reconsider the Centre’s decision to fence the India-Myanmar border, and asserted that the step will create hardship for the Mizo people. The MP also said it was learnt that "there is an intention to withdraw the free movement regime which …

Mizoram MP says ‘not being allowed to raise issues’ with FMR removal along Myanmar border in RS
11 months ago

Mizoram MP says ‘not being allowed to raise issues’ with FMR removal along Myanmar border in RS

The Hindu  

Mizoram Rajya Sabha Member K. Vanlalvena, of the Mizo National Front, an National Democratic Alliance member, on Friday said he is not being allowed to speak in the House on the issue of India’s decision to remove the Free Movement Regime along the Indo-Myanmar border despite submitting an application to raise it during Zero Hour four times. The intention of …

What comes under India’s Free Movement Regime with Myanmar? Why was it scrapped?
11 months ago

What comes under India’s Free Movement Regime with Myanmar? Why was it scrapped?

Live Mint  

The central government has decided to scrap the India-Myanmar Free Movement Regime, announced Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday. In a post on X, Home Minister Amit Shah said that the FMR was abolished between India and Myanmar to safeguard the internal security of the nation and preserve the demographic composition of India's North Eastern states that share borders …

Along the border, Free Movement Regime a boon for some, a bane for some others
11 months ago

Along the border, Free Movement Regime a boon for some, a bane for some others

Hindustan Times  

The verdant hills of Mizoram’s Champai district hold many treasures -- pristine rivers where the sun’s rays bounce off the clear blue of the water, a trove of animals and birds, and long stretches of virgin forest illuminated only by the silver slats of moonlight at night. Security forces on the ground said that FMR allowed a thriving smuggling racket …

Manipur welcomes Free Movement Regime suspension with Myanmar, some tribes unhappy
11 months ago

Manipur welcomes Free Movement Regime suspension with Myanmar, some tribes unhappy

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh on Thursday welcomed the Centre’s decision to scrap India’s Free Movement Regime agreement. He had initiated the move for scrapping the FMR and fencing the international border after blaming the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur since May 3, 2023, on “infiltrators” from Myanmar. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma agreed and said the …

Home ministry recommends suspension of India-Myanmar free movement regime
11 months ago

Home ministry recommends suspension of India-Myanmar free movement regime

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said his ministry has recommended an immediate suspension of the free movement regime between India and Myanmar that allowed people from both sides to travel 16 km into each other’s territory without paperwork. New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah In a post on X, Shah referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resolve …

India suspends Free Movement Regime with Myanmar
11 months 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 …

Process To Scrap FMR Along India-Myanmar Border Has Begun: Amit Shah
11 months ago

Process To Scrap FMR Along India-Myanmar Border Has Begun: Amit Shah

ABP News  

Guwahati: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that the Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to scrap the Free Movement Regime between India and Myanmar in a bid to ensure internal security of India and to maintain the demographic structure of the northeastern states of India bordering Myanmar. The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided that the Free …

Amit Shah says India scraps Free Movement Regime with Myanmar
11 months ago

Amit Shah says India scraps Free Movement Regime with Myanmar

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday announced that the ministry of home affairs has decided that the Free Movement Regime between India and Myanmar be scrapped to ensure the internal security of the country. Amit Shah also said the decision was taken to maintain the demographic structure of India’s northeastern states bordering Myanmar. “Since the Ministry of External Affairs …

Troubled India-Myanmar border racked by tension with debates over fencing and spillover of refugees
11 months ago

Troubled India-Myanmar border racked by tension with debates over fencing and spillover of refugees

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 08, 2024 09:24 IST - 13 MINS READ The India-Myanmar border is witnessing unrest on both sides: in Myanmar, ethnic communities are fighting for their civil and political rights and a democratic government, while on the Indian side, ethnic communities are fighting for the protection of their sociocultural and economic rights. A total of 718 people from …

What is India-Myanmar Free Movement Regime or FMR? Know history, security concerns
11 months ago

What is India-Myanmar Free Movement Regime or FMR? Know history, security concerns

India TV News  

The government has decided to scrap the India-Myanmar Free Movement Regime to ensure the country's internal security and maintain the demographic structure of the Northeastern states, Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed on Thursday. The Free Movement Regime between India and Mynamar allows people residing close to the Indo-Myanmar border to venture 16 km into each other's territory without any …

Free Movement Regime between India and Myanmar scrapped, tweets Amit Shah
11 months ago

Free Movement Regime between India and Myanmar scrapped, tweets Amit Shah

India TV News  

Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday announced that the Ministry of Home Affairs has decided that the Free Movement Regime between India and Myanmar be scrapped to ensure the internal security of the country. General Pande said around 416 Myanmarese soldiers crossed over to India following the situation arising out of the fighting between Myanmar's armed ethnic groups and government …

The Hindu Morning Digest, February 7, 2024
11 months ago

The Hindu Morning Digest, February 7, 2024

The Hindu  

Affluent sub-castes among backward classes may be excluded from quota list, observes Supreme Court A seven-judge Constitution Bench on Tuesday questioned why affluent sub-castes among backward classes should not be “excluded” from the reservation list and made to compete with the general category. Amid protests in Jammu, Lok Sabha passes Bill to include Paharis in J&K’s ST list Amid street …

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

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

The open border policy between India and Myanmar has a long historical legacy that needs to be preserved
11 months, 1 week ago

The open border policy between India and Myanmar has a long historical legacy that needs to be preserved

Hindustan Times  

When Union home minister Amit Shah announced on January 20 that the central government had decided to fence the India-Myanmar border and revoke the Free Movement Regime, very few realised the historical nature of his pronouncement. Back then, New Delhi had called it “an enabling arrangement for movement of people across India-Myanmar border.” So, Shah’s announcement reverses a growing culture …

BRO to fence major portion of India-Myanmar border
11 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Reconsidering the free movement regime | Explained
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Reconsidering the free movement regime | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: At a passing out parade of the Assam police commandos in Guwahati on January 20, Home Minister Amit Shah said the 1,643 km India-Myanmar border would soon be fenced. He also said the Free Movement Regime agreement with Myanmar would be reconsidered to stop border residents from moving into each other’s country without any paperwork. Over …

Fencing out a people, history
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Fencing out a people, history

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah announced Sunday that the government will fence the 1,643 km long international border with Myanmar and the free movement regime agreed upon by the two countries will be stopped. Following the 2021 military coup, a civil war has been raging in Myanmar and thousands have fled to India — over 30,000 people are lodged in …

Top news of the day: Enforcement Directorate questions Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren at his official residence; Amit Shah says India-Myanmar border to be fenced soon, and more
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Top news of the day: Enforcement Directorate questions Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren at his official residence; Amit Shah says India-Myanmar border to be fenced soon, and more

The Hindu  

ED begins questioning Hemant Soren in money laundering case Sleuths of the Enforcement Directorate began questioning Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren at his official residence here on Saturday afternoon in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam. India-Myanmar border to be fenced soon, says Home Minister Amit Shah The Union government will soon fence the …

India-Myanmar border to be fenced soon, says Home Minister Amit Shah
11 months, 3 weeks 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 …

India's border with Myanmar to be fenced to restrict ‘infiltrators’: Amit Shah
11 months, 3 weeks ago

India's border with Myanmar to be fenced to restrict ‘infiltrators’: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that will fence its border with Myanmar to protect from infiltrators like it has barricaded the border along Bangladesh, news agency PTI reported. Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks during the 60th Raising Day ceremony of Sashastra Seema Bal, in Tezpur. Earlier in September last year, Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh …

Manipur CM N Biren Singh advocates border fencing, revoking Free Movement Regime
1 year ago

Manipur CM N Biren Singh advocates border fencing, revoking Free Movement Regime

Live Mint  

Manipur's Chief Minister N Biren Singh, has raised concerns about the neglect of the northeastern state by previous union governments, citing the 390-km border with Myanmar as a focal point, NDTV reported. Demands for Change Advocating for change, Singh reiterated his calls from September to scrap the Free Movement Regime and fence the Myanmar border. A senior government official revealed …

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