This month, the Union home minister, Amit Shah, announ­ced that the border would be fenced and the existing free movement regime withdrawn. The international bord­er along the Northeast (with China, Myanmar and Bangladesh) has been a constant source of friction as well as a benediction for local residents. “This wrongly demarcated border was never corrected but simply forced upon us as the new international border which remains till this day as a great injustice to our people,” he contended. ADVERTISEMENTThe chief minister of Mi­zoram, Lalduhoma, sounded upbeat that the FMR and fencing issues would be addressed. In Tripura, for instance, most of the state’s border with Bang­ladesh is fen­ced.

Source: The Telegraph February 23, 2024 15:40 UTC