“Abrogation of FMR and fencing Myanmar border; Why are Chin-Kuki organisations protesting against centre’s decision?”, Organiser, May 17, 2024:
“It is by now a known fact that the open border with Myanmar has caused a lot of trouble to India’s North Eastern states, especially to states like Manipur. The recent spat of violence which boiled Manipur for several months, has a straight connection with the open border with Myanmar.
Be it illegal drug trafficking or illegal arms smuggling, the open border is a major cause of security concern for Indian authority. Besides this the open border gives the opportunity to numbers of militant organisations of the region a free pass to enter the Indian territory at their wish.
Many security agencies have found in their investigations that, during the Manipur violence hundreds of militants crossed over to Indian territory through the open border and caused irreparable damage in Manipur……”
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