Cross-Border Chaos: A Critique of India's Attempts to Secure its Northeast Tribal Areas Through Cooperation with Myanmar

Since independence, India has faced a variety of insurgencies and political challenges in its Northeast Tribal Areas. Many of the ethnic minority insurgents in the area are also found across the border in Myanmar and have received logistical and material support from Myanmar insurgents. While the Indian government recognizes this connection, it has focused primarily on security issues to the detriment of the political, economic, and cultural grievances in the region. To address these problems, the Indian government should expand its cooperation with Myanmar in anti-corruption, political reform, trade, infrastructure, and cultural initiatives.