India’s Free Movement Regime with Myanmar The Free Movement Regime (FMR) between India and Myanmar is a mutually agreed arrangement that allows tribes living along the border on either side to travel up to 16 km inside the other country …
What’s in the news? Months after announcing that the Free Movement Regime (FMR) along the Myanmar border has been entirely suspended, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has brought in fresh protocol to regulate the movement of people living …
Context The Union Home Minister recently said the 1,643 km India-Myanmar border would soon be fenced. He also said the Free Movement Regime (FMR) agreement with Myanmar would be reconsidered to stop border residents from moving into each other’s country …