Overview

• Manipur's Security Adviser Kuldiep Singh confirmed the infiltration of 900 Kuki militants from Myanmar, trained in drone-based bombs and jungle warfare.
• Intelligence reports indicate the militants are organized into 30-member units and may launch coordinated attacks on Meitei villages by late September.
• Security measures have been intensified, with border police and paramilitary forces on high alert, and combing operations underway in hill districts.
• The ongoing ethnic conflict between Meitei and Kuki communities has already resulted in over 237 deaths and displaced more than 60,000 people since May 2023.
• The Indian government has revoked visa-free movement along the India-Myanmar border and plans to construct a border fence to prevent further infiltration.