Indian trader busted for smuggling 7 tonnes of gold from Burma
An Indian gold trader based in the northeastern state of Assam has been arrested for allegedly smuggling nearly nearly $300 million worth of gold from Burma.
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Indian FM in Burma amid reports of border incursion
The visit by Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj comes just one day after a high-profile visit to China by Burmese State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi.
How India helps fuel Burma’s meth boom
A surge in pseudoephedrine smuggled in from India is key to the boom in Burma’s methamphetamine production, say police and narcotics experts.
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Mystery disease spreads to more Naga villages
The number of deaths from a mysterious infectious disease in the Naga Self-Administered Zone has nearly doubled since the start of this week.
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Infectious diseases kill 18 in Naga village
Eighteen people, most of them children, have died of infectious diseases in a single village in the Naga Self-Administered Zone since the beginning of June.
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New focus on Indo-Burmese border puts spotlight on old problems
With India’s pivot to the east, the country’s border with Burma is taking on new importance, but remains a source of tension.
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India set to import 100,000 tonnes of rice from Burma
India, the largest rice exporter in the world, will import 100,000 tonnes of rice from Burma, which was once the largest exporter of the commodity.
Burmese troops trying to set up base on Indian soil, says New Delhi
Concerns were raised in the Indian parliament last week after national media and activist groups reacted strongly to reports that Burmese troops had set up bases on Indian territory.
