What is India-Myanmar Free Movement Regime or FMR? Know history, security concerns
10 months, 2 weeks 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 documents. The free movement of people from both sides was allowed till 16-km inside the territory of both the nations However, the government has now decided to scrap the FMR given politicial instability in Myanmar following the military coup in February 2021. The government said that in view of a better internal security and demographic stability in the Northeastern states, it is scrapping the Free Movement Regime.

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

Jaishankar raises concern over continued violence, instability on Myanmar border; urges early democratic transition
5 months, 4 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 …

Thousands rally in Mizoram against Centre's decision to fence India-Myanmar border
7 months, 1 week 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 …

'If things were normal, this would not have happened': Jaishankar on fencing of Indo-Myanmar border
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 1 week 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 …

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

Nagaland assembly adopts resolution on FMR; asks Centre to reconsider decision
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Nagaland assembly adopts resolution on FMR; asks Centre to reconsider decision

Hindustan Times  

Kohima: The Nagaland legislative assembly on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution against the central government’s recent decision to fence the Indo-Myanmar border and suspend the Free Movement Regime agreement with the neighbouring nation, people aware of the matter said. The state government resolution moved by deputy chief minister Yanthungo Patton in the ongoing assembly session on Friday highlighted that the …

Indians living along the border with strife-torn Myanmar protest restrictions on movement
10 months 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 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 MP says ‘not being allowed to raise issues’ with FMR removal along Myanmar border in RS
10 months, 2 weeks 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?
10 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Manipur welcomes Free Movement Regime suspension with Myanmar, some tribes unhappy
10 months, 2 weeks 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
10 months, 2 weeks 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
10 months, 2 weeks 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
10 months, 2 weeks 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
10 months, 2 weeks 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
10 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Free Movement Regime between India and Myanmar scrapped, tweets Amit Shah
10 months, 2 weeks 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 …

1643 km Indo-Myanmar border to be fenced, a patrol track to be built: Amit Shah
10 months, 2 weeks 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 to fence entire 1643-km long Indo-Myanmar border, says Amit Shah
10 months, 2 weeks 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
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Reconsidering the free movement regime | Explained
11 months 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 …

Mizo student body urges Centre to reconsider its decision to fence Indo-Myanmar border
11 months ago

Mizo student body urges Centre to reconsider its decision to fence Indo-Myanmar border

The Hindu  

Mizoram's apex student body Mizo Zirlai Pawl has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider the Centre's decision to fence the Indo-Myanmar border and scrap the Free Movement Regime. In the letter sent through State Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, the MZP expressed concern and Opposition to the Centre's decision to fence the Indo-Myanmar border. Urging the Centre to reconsider its …

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

Govt plans to end free movement regime along border with Myanmar to check influx of illegal migrants, insurgents
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Govt plans to end free movement regime along border with Myanmar to check influx of illegal migrants, insurgents

Firstpost  

The Free Movement Regime, which allows people living in proximity to the India-Myanmar border to travel 16 km into each other’s territory without a visa, is slated to end very soon, according to a senior government official on Tuesday. The 1,643-km-long India-Myanmar border, traversing Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh, presently operates under the FMR, initiated in 2018 as a …

Free Movement Regime to end at Myanmar border
11 months, 3 weeks 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 …

‘India must bring in changes in its policy towards Myanmar’
1 year, 1 month ago

‘India must bring in changes in its policy towards Myanmar’

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India must end its “one-sided policy” of engaging only with the military junta in Myanmar, said Toe Kyaw Hlaing, a councillor in the National Unity Consultative Council of Myanmar, in an interview with Mint. According to the UN Special Rapporteur for human rights in Myanmar, India has provided around $51 million in military aid to Myanmar since the …

Mint Explainer: Myanmar civil war spurs 5K refugees into India. What's at stake?
1 year, 1 month ago

Mint Explainer: Myanmar civil war spurs 5K refugees into India. What's at stake?

Live Mint  

As Myanmar's civil war intensifies, with the military junta clashing fiercely against rebel militias, India has witnessed a surge of refugees crossing into its borders. The background The military coup of February 2021 marked the resurgence of a longstanding civil war in Myanmar, with ethnic militias, notably the Three Brotherhood Alliance, engaging in armed resistance against the ruling junta. Implications …

100-km smart fencing along Myanmar border in the pipeline to boost surveillance: Home Ministry
1 year, 2 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 …

India’s Myanmar Conundrum: New Delhi Should Know This Isn’t The Old Tatmadaw
1 year, 4 months ago

India’s Myanmar Conundrum: New Delhi Should Know This Isn’t The Old Tatmadaw

ABP News  

On February 1, 2021, six months before the fall of Kabul, one of India’s friendly neighbouring countries Myanmar had a meltdown with the Tatmadaw taking control of the country, overthrowing the democratically elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. For the first time since the military coup took place in Myanmar that saw thousands of civilians getting killed, maimed …

Is India Hardening Its Position Toward Military-Ruled Myanmar?
2 years, 5 months ago

Is India Hardening Its Position Toward Military-Ruled Myanmar?

The Diplomat  

On June 16, the Indian government hosted a special gathering of foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in New Delhi. A joint statement issued after the summit reaffirmed both sides’ commitment “to further strengthen and deepen the ASEAN-India Strategic Partnership for mutual benefit, across the whole spectrum of political, security, economic, socio-cultural, and development cooperation.” As with …

Armed revolt in Myanmar may affect India: report
3 years, 5 months ago

Armed revolt in Myanmar may affect India: report

The Hindu  

A possible full-scale armed revolt in Myanmar is expected to have a spill-over effect on India, which will face the ethical dilemma on how to manage relations with the eastern neighbour under military rule, a report by the Singapore-based Institute of South Asian Studies has said. The report also said India, seen as a successful democracy, has an opportunity to …

Over 15,000 people from Myanmar shelter in Mizoram, official says
3 years, 7 months ago

Over 15,000 people from Myanmar shelter in Mizoram, official says

India Today  

The number of people from Myanmar seeking shelter in India has swelled to more than 15,000, with more likely to cross over as fighting intensifies in parts Myanmar following a coup, government official said on Tuesday. By April, about 1,800 people from Myanmar - including several lawmakers - had crossed the border but the number has recently grown to more …

Myanmar nationals given ‘safe passage’ to Delhi to seek UN refuge
3 years, 7 months ago

Myanmar nationals given ‘safe passage’ to Delhi to seek UN refuge

Al Jazeera  

Seven, including three journalists, set to travel to India’s capital to approach UNHCR after Manipur court orders safe passage for them. Moreh, Manipur, India – Seven Myanmar nationals, including three journalists from a Yangon-based media house, are set to travel to New Delhi to approach the India office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees after a court in …

Influx of Myanmar refugees at Indian, Thai borders ominous: UNSG’s special envoy
3 years, 8 months ago

Influx of Myanmar refugees at Indian, Thai borders ominous: UNSG’s special envoy

Live Mint  

The influx of refugees from Myanmar at the Indian and Thai borders and elsewhere is “ominous" and likely just the beginning, UN Secretary General’s special envoy on Myanmar has told the Security Council, warning that regional security could deteriorate further and no country in the region would want a “failed state” as their neighbour. Myanmar's military toppled the country's government …

India seals Myanmar border amid strains over refugee crisis
3 years, 9 months ago

India seals Myanmar border amid strains over refugee crisis

The Hindu  

Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga held a virtual meeting on Sunday with Foreign Minister of Myanmar Zin Mar Aung amid the ongoing military crackdown following the February coup, even as India has sealed all entry points along the border with the southeast Asian neighbour and is closely monitoring to prevent any Myanmar nationals from entering the country. Stating that whole of …

Fleeing coup, Myanmar refugees in India seek asylum
3 years, 9 months ago

Fleeing coup, Myanmar refugees in India seek asylum

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Police officers who defied the …

With conscientious objectors from Myanmar fleeing to Mizoram, India grapples with unique refugee problem
3 years, 9 months ago

With conscientious objectors from Myanmar fleeing to Mizoram, India grapples with unique refugee problem

India Today  

Myanmar has been witnessing nationwide mass protests against the recent military coup. Four other Myanmar police personnel who also fled their country have submitted a joint statement to the Mizoram Police department, saying: “As the Civil disobedience movement is gaining momentum and protest held by anti-coup protesters at different places we are instructed to shoot at the protesters. However, it …

Stop illegal influx from Myanmar, Centre tells northeastern States
3 years, 9 months ago

Stop illegal influx from Myanmar, Centre tells northeastern States

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has written to the Chief Secretaries of Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh to “take appropriate action as per law to check illegal influx from Myanmar into India.” The directive comes weeks after the military coup and subsequent crackdown in the neighbouring country led to several persons crossing over into India. In a letter dated …

Myanmar Citizens Escape Coup, Enter India Via Border; Forces Step up Patrols to Thwart Arrivals
3 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar Citizens Escape Coup, Enter India Via Border; Forces Step up Patrols to Thwart Arrivals

News 18  

A number of people have begun escaping the turmoil in Myanmar into India, some of them police refusing to take part in the violent crackdown on protests against a military coup there, officials and reports said. “Their identities and reasons for fleeing Myanmar have been forwarded to the State’s Home Department,” local police chief Kumar Abhishek said. “If permission is …

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