21-01-2024, 08:33 PM
India to fence off Myanmar frontier, scrap free-movement deal...A free-movement deal between India and Myanmar allows those in the border zones some visa-free access....NEW DELHI - India plans to erect a fence along its vast and porous frontier with Myanmar and will scrap a free-movement border zone agreement, Indian media reported on Jan 21.
The announcement by Home Minister Amit Shah comes after hundreds of troops from Myanmar who were fleeing insurgent attacks crossed into India.
The government had “decided to fence the entire open India-Myanmar border”, Mr Shah said on Jan 20 during a visit to the north-eastern state of Assam.
The announcement by Home Minister Amit Shah comes after hundreds of troops from Myanmar who were fleeing insurgent attacks crossed into India.
The government had “decided to fence the entire open India-Myanmar border”, Mr Shah said on Jan 20 during a visit to the north-eastern state of Assam.