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DAILY NEWS ANALYSIS

  • 23 March, 2021

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Sealing of India's Border with Myanmar

Sealing of India's Border with Myanmar

India has sealed all entry points along the India-Myanmar border to prevent any Myanmar nationals from entering the country.

  • To curb civil disobedience movements Junta ruled Myanmar following stringent methods like shooting the public, night raids on protesters' homes, etc.
  • Due to this the Myanmar nationals have crossed into India and sought refuge. Hence, to stop this illegal migration India-Myanmar border has been closed.
  • The border between India and Myanmar is unfenced, and completely blocking is not feasible due to tough terrain.

India-Myanmar Border

  • Myanmar also known as Burma is in South East Asia.
  • It shares its borders with Thailand, Laos, Bangladesh, China, and India.
  • India-Myanmar shares a 1,643-km-long border with Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, and Mizoram
  • India – Myanmar have a free movement regime (FMR).
    • It allows people in border villages to trade and move freely up to 16 kilometres inside each other’s territory.
    • But it has been suspended since March 2020 due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic which has also seen an increase in smuggling across the border.

Source: TH


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