India-Myanmar Relations — Border Management & ASEAN Connect

Knowledge Themes

Structural Subtopics

• Historical background of India-Burma Boundary Agreement 1967
• Security implications of the 2021 military coup on India's Northeast
• Impact of Free Movement Regime (FMR) revocation on border communities
• Progress and challenges of Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project
• Strategic significance of India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway
• Role of Myanmar as a gateway for India's Act East Policy
• Management of the 1
• 643 km porous border and fencing challenges
• Transnational organized crime and drug trafficking from the Golden Triangle
• Influx of Chin and Rohingya refugees into Manipur and Mizoram
• Countering Chinese strategic influence and investments in Myanmar
• Security threats from Indian Insurgent Groups (IIGs) operating from Myanmar
• Bilateral trade decline and impact on border towns like Moreh
• Ethnic kinship ties across the border and their impact on local governance
• Humanitarian and diplomatic dilemmas in engaging with the military Junta vs resistance groups