The Free Movement Regime and Protest Movement on Border Fencing in Contagious Naga Areas.
Author(s):
K Hokato Sumi
Keywords:
Free Movement Regime, Naga Integration, Tribal Protest, Indo-Myanmar border.
Abstract
The history of the North eastern region has been intricately convoluted, these problems arise out the Geo-political influences and emergence of the Northeastern region as a potential economic hub in the South east Asian region connecting the neighboring nation as Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines etc. The region underwent a different phases of historical transition from an Independent entity to a subject under the Burmese, Ahoms and The British rule. This cultural cohesion further led to common cultural identity and ties among the different tribals living in different areas. The artificial boundary further created more complexities to the already existing issues and problems, with the British colonization in India and its expansion of territory to Northeastern region to buttress its rule and hegemony in India. As a result, these areas underwent one major drastic change, the physical impact of territorial boundary demarcation. The British demarcated the boundaries of this region into different division for their administrative conveniences. These settlements continue to exist under the British rule and as it rule end, it has left its dishonorable footprint of partitioning the regional territories. The boundary demarcations were done against the claims of the tribals living in this region. In order to continue administration and keep in intact the hegemony in an independent India over this region, an arrangement was done post India-independence between India and Myanmar. This policy in the form of mutual arrangement came to be called as the Free Movement Regime by which the citizen of both nations were given certain relaxations in order to encourage the cultural ties and bonding between the tribals who were separated due to the artificial boundaries. However, due to the emerging complexities because of border security, threat and conflicts. The Central govt of India decided to end the FMR post the emergence of Manipur crisis in 2023. The paper examine on the emergence of Free Movement Regime, the process of Naga Integration and the protest movement against the scrapping of the FMR by various tribal bodies of the region.
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Unique Paper ID: 165379

Publication Volume & Issue: Volume 11, Issue 1

Page(s): 646 - 658
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