The government of India has scraped the Free Movement Regime (FMR) with Myanmar to ensure the internal security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that the ministry has decided to scrap the FMR between India and Myanmar to ensure the internal security of the country and to maintain the demographic structure of India\u2019s North Eastern States bordering Myanmar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shah further said although the Ministry of External Affairs currently in the process of scrapping it, the MHA has recommended the immediate suspension of the FMR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He callled this decision, a Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s resolve to secure India\u2019s borders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On January 20 last month, Shah announced that India will soon fence the border with Myanmar to restrict the free movement into the territory of India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The decision to barricade the India-Myanmar border by the MHA came after the movement of Myanmar soldiers, in large numbers, into Indian territory was reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Addressing a passing out parade of Assam Police Commandos, Shah said India\u2019s border with Myanmar to be protected like the border with Bangladesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to reports, around 600 Myanmar Army soldiers have crossed the border and moved into India in recent times. The report further suggests that they took refuge in Mizoram\u2019s Lawngatlai district after the capture of their camps by the Arakan Army militants, a group that operates in the western Myanmar state of Rakhine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After installing a fence along the border, the Free Movement Regime (FMR) between the two countries ended. People living close to border regions will now require a visa to enter the other country. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FMR, an agreement, which allows people residing close to the India-Myanmar border to venture 16 km into each other\u2019s territory without a visa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A 1,643 km long border between India and Myanmar passes through Indian states such as Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh. The mentioned stated comes under the FMR, which came into effect in 2018 as a part of India\u2019s Act East policy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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