Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said that the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs discussed India's trade relationship with China, the border situation and geostrategic concerns, and had a 360-degree view of the relationship between the two countries.
"No infiltration" cases have been reported along the India-China border since 2014, the government informed the Parliament, even as security forces apprehended 23,926 infiltrators along India's borders with Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal and Bhutan during the same period.
Aimed at strengthening security and preventing infiltration, India has physically fenced over 93 per cent length of India-Pakistan International Border as well as nearly 79 per cent India-Bangladesh border, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is investigating "a case of human organ smuggling" in which five victims had travelled to Iran on tourist visa and were lured by pecuniary benefits.
India urged Myanmar to ensure "free, fair and inclusive" elections as concerns grow over limited voting areas and lack of transparency. Human Rights Watch warned the polls will not be credible. Myanmar remains in conflict, with many opposition leaders jailed since the 2021 coup.
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Field Office Aizawl under the Agartala Zonal Unit, has achieved a breakthrough in its sustained offensive against cross-border drug trafficking, said a release.