There has been heightened gunfighting in the Chin region of Myanmar between its military and rebels. Nearly 20,000 Myanmar people are already in Mizoram. But the state government cannot recognise the hapless intruders as refugees since states are not authorised to do so under the law. Only the Centre can. But the Union government faces a diplomatic quagmire. Entertaining the
While the BJP’s agenda include issues like AFSA, peace, development and migration, Congress will play on the track record of achievement between 2002-2017.
Given Myanmar’s geostrategic significance and the continuing insurgency threat, disturbances in Myanmar pose a direct and serious policy challenge to India. A calculated realistic approach weighing the evolving ground situation alone will deliver the objectives of India’s foreign policy.
The NIA has declared cash rewards for information on ten militants from Manipur-based insurgent groups. The ten are wanted over the ambush attack on an Assam Rifles convoy in November last year.