Current Affairs - International - Discussion

Under the revised Free Movement Regime (FMR), 22 out of the 43 planned border gates along the India-Myanmar border have been activated. This is part of efforts to regulate movement while maintaining security across the largely unfenced northeastern border. The FMR, which was introduced in 1968 to facilitate cross-border movement due to ethnic and familial ties, has undergone changes over time, such as reducing the free movement limit from 40 km to 10 km. The border gates now require border passes that are validated with biometric data.