As protesters set vehicles on fire, hurling petrol bombs, and pelting stones, the police reportedly opened fire and lobbed tear gas shells to disperse them.
Suspended by NSCN-IM in July, HS Ramsan adds border fencing is 'devious design' to divide Nagas. Reacting to his statement, an IM leader says all Nagas oppose FMR revocation.
Mizoram shares a 510 km border with neighbouring country. On 8 February, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced decision to scrap Free Movement Regime between India & Myanmar.
The foreign minister, who is on a four-day visit to South Korea and Japan, also told the diaspora in Seoul about his government’s efforts to make the Northeast a ‘bridge’ to the extended region.
Protest organised in Aizawl on 21 February. NGOCC says ending Free Movement Regime, fencing Mizoram-Myanmar border will have detrimental effect on 'vital ethnic & cultural connections'.
10-km stretch in border town of Moreh has already been fenced & work for another 20 km approved. Govt also plans to use a hybrid surveillance system to keep an eye on work being done.
The Free Movement Regime allows people living on both sides of border to travel 16 km into each other’s territory without a visa. Four Indian states share a 1,643-km border with Myanmar.
India believes it’s the right time for free movement because it has a good relationship with Myanmar, and this would buttress the Modi govt’s ‘Act East’ policy.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
The Kukis have been the root cause of this unrest and violence. The Meiteis clearly had no choice but to respond in kind.
As it us, the Kuki-Hmar-Zo people are residents of Myanmar. Over the last few decades, massive illegal immigration across the porous Indo-Myanmar border has resulted in a substantial Kuki population in India, especially in the hills of Manipur. This illegal immigration has been actively aided and abetted by various church organizations as almost all Kukis are Christians. That also is the primary reason why the European Union (EU), Canada, USA and the UN human rights organisations are so seriously concerned about the “situation” in Manipur. It’s just the Christian church pulling the strings behind the curtains.
The Indo-Myanmar agreement allowing free movement of people across the border for a distance of 100km further compounded the problem of combating illegal immigration.
The presence of such massive numbers of illegal immigrants in India, that too in the volatile north-east, is a serious national security threat. The Home Ministry must wake up and act before it’s too late.
The Kukis have been the root cause of this unrest and violence. The Meiteis clearly had no choice but to respond in kind.
As it us, the Kuki-Hmar-Zo people are residents of Myanmar. Over the last few decades, massive illegal immigration across the porous Indo-Myanmar border has resulted in a substantial Kuki population in India, especially in the hills of Manipur. This illegal immigration has been actively aided and abetted by various church organizations as almost all Kukis are Christians. That also is the primary reason why the European Union (EU), Canada, USA and the UN human rights organisations are so seriously concerned about the “situation” in Manipur. It’s just the Christian church pulling the strings behind the curtains.
The Indo-Myanmar agreement allowing free movement of people across the border for a distance of 100km further compounded the problem of combating illegal immigration.
The presence of such massive numbers of illegal immigrants in India, that too in the volatile north-east, is a serious national security threat. The Home Ministry must wake up and act before it’s too late.