CNI News
18 March 2025
The discussions by some Indian politicians to merge Chin State with India were an attempt that should not be done at the national level, spokesperson for the 7 EAO Alliance, Col. Saw Kyaw Nyunt told CNI News.
Mizoram MP K. Vanlalvena entered Chin State and visited the Chin National Front (CNF/CAN) headquarters and discussed the merger of Chin State with India, reported the Hindu news agency.
It was strange to act such a thing in the current period of political instability in Myanmar, Col. Saw Kyaw Nyunt, spokesperson for the 7 EAO Alliance, told CNI News.
"Chin State is a state that has always been part of our country. I see Chin State as a unit in the federal democratic union we will establish in the future. I find it strange that Indian politicians are trying to merge Chin State with India at this time of political turmoil in Myanmar. If there really were any attempts to organize such a merger as a national level, I would say that this was a very improper effort." he said.
Additionally, a Manipur MP also discussed the merger of the Tamu-Kabaw Valley with India in the Indian Senate session.
The Chin people will not accept this proposal to merge Chin State with India. She won't accept any talk of harming Myanmar for the sake of India's interests, Dr. Hla Kyaw Zaw, a China-Myanmar affairs commentator, told CNI News.
" We won't accept it. Chin people won't accept it as well. It's natural for him to do what's good for his country. But if he only looks at the good of his own country at the expense of the interests of other countries, this is unacceptable. We also never speak in a way that harms other countries or people. We are eager to see unity among all our peoples in our country." she said.
India should not damage bilateral relations by prioritizing its own political interests and should respect Myanmar's sovereignty and territorial integrity, said leader of the Information Team of the State Administration Council, Maj-Gen Zaw Min Tun.
Regarding the statements made by some Indian politicians, Myanmar will continue to express what should be informed and told, he said.
The Myanmar-India border is 1,626 kilometers long and has been measured for over 1,460 kilometers and the Kabaw Valley region has been measured and recognized, reported the SAC.
Regarding the Myanmar-India bilateral border demarcation, the Myanmar-India Memorandum of Understanding on bilateral border cooperation had been signed on May 8, 2014, the SAC reported.
