Eager to break China’s monopoly on tea, the British were actively seeking alternative sources. In the early 19th century, ...

N EW DELHI: Around 7,000 Myanmar nationals have entered India since December, when the terms for visa-free movement of tribes residing on either side of the Indo-Myanmar border, were reworked to ...

National boundaries never mattered before to the local Konyak tribe. “I eat in Myanmar and sleep in India,” says Tonyei Phawang, the Angh, whose house sits on the border. The Indian government ...

Aizawl's Deputy Commissioner has prohibited Myanmar and Bangladesh refugees in Mizoram from obtaining Indian identity ...

Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Monday expressed concerns over a rise in smuggling activity in the state, and pointed at the free movement regime (FMR) between India and Myanmar as one of the ...

Each hill tribe has its own (sub-)language, customs, clothing, and religion, and even between the villages differences occur. The Akha migrated in stages from Yunnan (China), where the great majority ...