No More India-Myanmar Border Free Movement. Amit Shah Cites Internal Security

This decision comes two days after Amit Shah said India will fence the entire 1,643-km border with Myanmar and build a patrolling track next to the barrier.

The Union Home Ministry on Thursday afternoon cited "internal security" and recommended the suspension of the India-Myanmar Free Movement Regime - which allows citizens from either nation to cross the border and travel up to 16km into the other without documents like passports or visas. It is Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji's resolve to secure our borders.The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided that the Free Movement Regime (FMR) between India and Myanmar be scrapped to ensure the internal security of the country and to maintain the demographic…

"It is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "resolve to secure our borders," Home Minister Amit Shah said, "Ministry of Home Affairs has decided Free Movement Regime (will) be scrapped to ensure internal security of the country, and to maintain demographic structure of north-eastern states."

Earlier this week Mr Shah said India will fence the entire 1,643-km Myanmar border - as part of the Modi government's plan for "impenetrable borders" and build a patrolling track next to the barrier.