Eastern Army Chief Discusses Border Security with Mizoram Governor and CM
On Tuesday, Lt Gen R.C. Tiwari, Chief of the Army’s Eastern Command, conducted separate meetings with Mizoram Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Lalduhoma to review the security situation along the India-Myanmar border and assess the operational readiness of the Assam Rifles.
An official from the Mizoram government reported that Lt Gen Tiwari, accompanied by senior Army officers, met with Governor Kambhampati at the Raj Bhavan. The discussions focused on the prevailing security challenges along the 510 km border shared with Myanmar. The Army officers updated the Governor on the Assam Rifles’ preparedness to address these challenges effectively.
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Later, Lt Gen Tiwari met with Chief Minister Lalduhoma at the civil secretariat. The Chief Minister shared on X: “Today, I met Lt. Gen. R.C. Tiwari, the Gen. Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command. We discussed increasing local use of the AR ground, developing the Zokhawsang bypass road for farmers, and addressing drug-related activities, among other topics, to improve coordination.”
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Mizoram, which also shares a 318 km border with Bangladesh, has been significantly impacted by regional instability. Since the military coup in Myanmar in February 2021, over 34,350 Myanmarese from the Chin state have sought refuge in Mizoram. Additionally, due to ethnic conflicts in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh, 1,433 tribals have taken shelter in Mizoram since November 2022.
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The India-Myanmar border is notorious for the smuggling of drugs and contraband, prompting the Central government to plan for fencing the borders and scrapping the Free Movement Regime (FMR) due to its vulnerabilities. This decision has faced strong opposition from the Mizoram and Nagaland governments, along with various political parties and organizations.
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