Examine the conflicting issues and security challenges along India's North-East border. (Answer in 250 words)

India's north-east is a hub of continuing conflicts and security challenges. It has borders with Bangladesh, Myanmar and China. Issues in north-eastern border: a) Conflicting issues: (1) China: lays claim to parts of Arun achal Pradesh (2) Myanmar: issues with India's erstwhile peacemovement regime and also spread of insurgency. (3) Bangladesh: land disputes settled by land boundary agreement 2015.

settled by land boundary agreement 2015. b) Security challenges (1) China providing covert support to insurgent groups in Myanmar looking to destabilise India. (2) Free movement regime being misused for insurgent infiltration. (ET: kukri exploding from Myanmar in Manipur violence. (3) Uygur on pots Bangladesh to north eastern India since 1971 and continuing. (4) Press of demographic change among ethnicgroups in north-east. (5) Insurgent groups taking shelter in adjacent nations after committing crimes in India. EF NEC in Myanmar, despite request from India wit cooperation.

committing crimes in India. Way forward (1) Cooperation between government to resolve land boundary and river disputes. (2) Revamping free movement regime to balance security and rights of ethnic groups. (3) Using international force like UN to call for cooperation in handling insurgents. (4) Negotiation from Bangladesh and rights of ethnic groups stopped by following NRC decree in wholly north-east. Hence a combination infrastructural development with multi-badhe challenges will make north-eastern and conducive.