The decision to fence the Indo-Myanmar border and end the Free Movement Regime (FMR) has been made by the Centre in response to security concerns. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasized that the government prioritizes the security of the country and its states, including Mizoram. The situation in Myanmar, which is currently facing challenges, has led to the need for these precautions. Despite this, the Centre remains sensitive to the interests, traditions, customs, and relationships across the border.
The Mizoram assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution opposing the Centre's decision to scrap the Free Movement Regime (FMR) on the India-Myanmar border. Mizoram shares a 510-km-long porous border with Myanmar. Read more.
Guwahati: Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio, who also holds the finance portfolio, in his 2024-25 fiscal budget speech in the assembly on Tuesday un.
The Assam Rifles have been guarding the 510 km India-Myanmar mountainous border with Mizoram and these unfenced frontiers specially the Champhai and Siaha districts are the main routes of drugs and various other contraband smuggling from across the border.
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) office is stepping up the localization of the National Farm-to-Market Road Network Plan (NFMRNP) for 2023-2028.