Fencing the border with Myanmar: Why the government is treading cautiously

Ten months after India announced its plans to fence the 1,643-km-long border with Myanmar, the government is treading cautiously.

While New Delhi wants to curb the influx of drugs and weapons, it is facing opposition from local communities that have ethnic ties across the border.

It’s a struggle between security imperatives and ethnic bonds and pits national priorities against age old ties.


ET takes a look at the issue: