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Naypyidaw/New Delhi, April 11. India's recent engagement with Myanmar has been cautious, shaped by security, strategic, and economic concerns, and the need to counter China's growing influence in the region.However, the ground realities present a different picture, driven by borderland...

New Delhi, April 11 A national from Myanmar was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Mizoram on Saturday as part of an investigation into a cross-border drug trafficking network, officials said.Lalhmingsanga, a resident of Khawmawi village in Myanmar, is believed to be the "main...

New Delhi, April 6 – A Delhi court on Monday ordered the detention of seven foreign nationals, accused of providing terror training in Myanmar, for 30 days in judicial custody as part of an investigation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).The NIA Court at Patiala House issued the order...

Imphal, April 6 Four militants affiliated with different outlawed groups have been arrested in two districts of Manipur, the police said in a statement here on Monday.Security forces, along with the Delhi Police, arrested two militants – Thokchom Ingocha Singh (31) and Thokchom Ragunath Meitei...

Itanagar, March 27 An Assam Rifles personnel was injured in firing by militants during fencing work at the India-Myanmar border in Arunachal Pradesh's Changlang district, officials said on Friday.The incident occurred around 5:30 pm on Thursday when suspected members of NSCN-K-YA opened fire...

Imphal, March 24 Security forces arrested 10 members of the banned Prepak (RA) near the India-Myanmar border in Manipur's Tengnoupal district, a police statement said on Tuesday.Five of the arrested militants are minors, it said.They were apprehended in an area between border pillars 77 and...

Shillong, March 23 – On Monday, the Director General of the Assam Rifles, Lieutenant General Vikas Lakhera, emphasized the critical need to protect the security and sanctity of the India-Myanmar border and the Kashmir Valley.He urged the force to remain prepared for emerging security...

The Assam Rifles Commanders Conference was held in Shillong, chaired by Lieutenant General Vikas Lakhera, Director General of the Assam Rifles. He praised the personnel for their performance and emphasized the importance of maintaining security along the India-Myanmar border and in Kashmir...

New Delhi, March 23 – The arrest of an American mercenary, Matthew Aaron VanDyke, and six Ukrainian nationals by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has exposed a larger agenda against the northeastern states of India.While the accused have confessed to training ethnic armed groups based...

Tinsukia (Assam), March 22 At least four security personnel were injured in an attack by militants on an Assam Police Commando camp in the Tinsukia district early on Sunday, a senior officer said.Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said counter operations have been launched to apprehend those...

Imphal, March 21 Security forces seized at least 29 firearms and ammunition, and 50 IEDs from various hill and valley districts of Manipur, a police statement said on Saturday.All the recoveries were made on Friday.During an operation, six firearms, including an AK-56 rifle, three grenades...

Aizawl, March 20 – The Assam Rifles, in coordination with the Mizoram Police, seized highly addictive methamphetamine tablets worth over ₹23.72 crore during a joint operation along the India-Myanmar border, officials said on Friday.A defence spokesperson said the operation was conducted near...

New Delhi, March 19 An alert issued by security agencies based on information about attempts by certain "persons of interest" to flee India after illegally entering from Myanmar via the porous Mizoram border, led to the arrest of seven foreigners, including an US security analyst, officials said...

New Delhi, March 18 A leader from the Trinamool Congress has written to the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, Radha Mohan Das Agrawal, highlighting the large, unfenced stretches along key international borders in West Bengal, and raising concerns about the...

Aizawl, March 17 Mizoram Governor Vijay Kumar Singh on Tuesday emphasized the need to understand "local dynamics" before making policy decisions, during an interaction with a high-level research team at Lok Bhavan here, officials said.Speaking with the 12-member multi-disciplinary team from...

Aizawl, March 17 – Mizoram Governor General V.K. Singh (retired) said on Tuesday that the ongoing railway project in the state includes plans to extend the railway line to southern Mizoram, connecting it with the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project (KMMTTP) in Myanmar, a move expected...

Imphal, March 17 Five insurgents were arrested near the India-Myanmar border in the Tengnoupal district of Manipur, police said on Tuesday.The insurgents belonged to PREPAK, Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), and Kangleipak Communist Party (MFL), they said.The arrests were made on Sunday from a...

Aizawl, March 15 The Mizoram government is likely to extend its ongoing anti-drug campaign, "Operation Jericho," beyond its March deadline, officials said on Sunday.The initiative, launched jointly by the state police, excise department, and the Young Mizo Association (YMA) on September 1...

New Delhi/Aizawl, March 5. Law enforcement agencies, in separate operations, have seized highly addictive methamphetamine tablets and heroin valued at around Rs 36 crore in Mizoram and arrested seven drug peddlers, including three Myanmar nationals, officials said on Thursday.Officials said...

Aizawl, March 5 The NCB has arrested four individuals, including a national from Myanmar, and seized drugs worth approximately ₹31 crore along the India-Myanmar international border as part of a coordinated anti-narcotics operation in Mizoram, officials said on Thursday.Approximately 36 kg of...