Overview

• Clashes between the Chin National Defence Force and the Chinland Defence Force in Myanmar’s Chin State forced over 4,000 residents to flee into Mizoram from July 3.
• Mizoram has sheltered more than 32,000 refugees since the 2021 Myanmar military coup and most of the recent arrivals have returned home following CNDF withdrawals.
• Prime Minister Modi agreed to inaugurate the Bairabi-Sairang rail line and the new Sairang station at the earliest convenience.
• Chief Minister Lalduhoma urged federal support for the Rs 9,265-crore Indradhanush Gas Grid pipeline project and the Aizawl-Thenzawl highway upgrade.
• He pressed for central backing of the Thenzawl peace city project to bolster regional connectivity and development.