According to statements made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday, January 20th, the central government is planning to construct a fence along the border between India and Myanmar in the near future. This comment was delivered by Amit Shah as he was addressing the passing-out ceremony of commandos from the Assam Police in Guwahati last year.
Following the placement of barricades along the border with Bangladesh in order to restrict free movement into the country, the decision to construct the barrier was made. The Free Movement Regime (FMR), which enabled people residing in close proximity to the border between India and Myanmar to travel 16 kilometres into each other’s territory without the need for a visa, is scheduled to come to an end in the near future as a result of this decision. On the occasion of the sixty-first Raising Day event of the Sashastra Seema Bal, Amit Shah also delivered a speech.
“India’s border with Myanmar will soon be protected like the border with Bangladesh,” said Amit Shah. “This will happen almost immediately.” It is my intention to inform my friends in Assam that the administration of Narendra Modi has made the decision to fence India’s open border with Myanmar in the same manner that we have fenced the border between the country and Bangladesh currently. Also, the government is reevaluating the Free Movement Regime (FMG) agreement that India has with Myanmar, and it is planning to put an end to the free movement of people into India in the near future.
In addition, Amit Shah stated, “Rahul Gandhi has recently initiated the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. I inquired with a few members of the media here today about the events that took place in Assam.” Assam was ruled by the Congress party, which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of young people and the prevalence of extremism. The families of those individuals who had passed away as a result of the reign of Congress voiced their opposition to the Congress Yatra and urged that justice be served.
The border between India and Myanmar is 1,643 km long and passes across several states, including Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh. At the moment, each of these states continues to reap the benefits of the Free Movement Regime (FMR), which was established in 2018 as part of India’s Act East programme. The statements made by Amit Shah come one month after India communicated its concerns about Myanmar’s security to Myanmar. India’s communication focused mostly on addressing difficulties along the border, notably the problem of Myanmarese refugees entering the country.
