In a major announcement today, Amit Shah declared the scrapping of the Free Movement Regime (FMR) between India and Myanmar. This decision, aimed at bolstering internal security, comes as part of the Ministry of Home Affairs' commitment to maintaining the demographic structure of India's northeastern states bordering Myanmar.
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00:00 In a major announcement, Union Home Minister Amit Shah declared the scrapping of the Free
00:07 Movement Regime or the FMR between India and Myanmar.
00:12 This decision, aimed at bolstering internal security, comes as part of the Ministry of
00:17 Home Affairs' commitment to maintaining the demographic structure of India's northeastern
00:21 states bordering Myanmar.
00:23 In a statement on social media platform X, Amit Shah revealed that the Ministry of External
00:28 Affairs is currently in the process of scrapping the FMR and the MHA has recommended its immediate
00:34 suspension.
00:35 Amit Shah said, "To ensure the security of our nation and maintain demographic structure
00:40 of the northeastern states, the Ministry of Home Affairs has recommended the immediate
00:44 suspension of the Free Movement Regime between India and Myanmar."
00:52 The Free Movement Regime, introduced in 2018 as part of India's Act Easy policy, allowed
00:57 people residing near the India-Myanmar border to venture 16 km into each other's territory
01:03 without any documentation.
01:05 The 1,643 km long India-Myanmar border passing through Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal
01:12 Pradesh currently has the Free Movement Regime.
01:15 This move follows Amit Shah's recent announcement that the entire border will be fenced to enhance
01:20 security.
01:22 Amit Shah said that the government is committed to building impenetrable borders.
01:26 He added that a fence along the entire 1,643 km long India-Myanmar border is under construction.
01:32 Shah further said that a patrol track along the border will be paved for better surveillance.
01:38 Currently only a 10 km stretch in Manipur's More has been fenced with two pilot projects
01:43 employing a hybrid surveillance system underway.
01:45 Manipur, sharing 390 km of the border with Myanmar, has seen concerns about illegal immigration.
01:52 Last July, the state government reported approximately 700 illegal immigrants entering the state.
01:58 Furthermore, Mizoram, sharing a 510 km long border with Myanmar, has witnessed an influx
02:04 of anti-Junta rebels since the military coup in Myanmar on February 1, 2021.
02:11 In response to the security challenges, Manipur Chief Minister N. Viren Singh announced after
02:16 a meeting with Amit Shah on February 3 that the centre would be making some important
02:20 decisions in the interests of the people of the state.
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