<p>And to boost their crackdown on Indian separatists hiding in Myanmar, it was also decided that Myanmarese security officials have promised to learn English or Hindi to overcome communication problems. <br /><br />The decisions to curb trans-border movement of terrorists, arms smuggling and prevent drug trafficking came at a meeting of officers from the Indian home ministry and Myanmar's Chin state.<br /><br />Both sides agreed to improve border security and share information on cross-border terrorism, a Mizoram home department official said.<br /><br />The meeting took place in eastern Mizoram's Champhai town Friday.<br />The official said: "Myanmar authorities have agreed to allow Indian security forces to enter Myanmar territory along the border after getting permission from the (local) army post commander."<br /><br />The Indian delegation was led by home ministry's joint secretary S. Singh and the Myanmar officials headed by U. Nay Wing, the army commander of Chin state. <br />According to Indian officials, several militants from the northeast have taken shelter in Myanmar and Bangladesh and have set up bases and training camps. <br /><br />"After the Bangladesh crackdown against northeast militants, many Indian guerrillas took shelter in the jungles and hills of Myanmar," a Border Security Force (BSF) official said.<br />The official said that though Mizoram was the only state in the region free of separatist activities, militants from other states occasionally used its borders for safe passage.<br /><br />The next meeting of the border liaison officers will be held in Myanmar in April 2011 to review the progress of the joint action.<br /><br />Mizoram has a 404-km border with Myanmar and a 318-km border with Bangladesh.<br />Four Indian states - Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram - share the 1,640-km border with Myanmar manned by Assam Rifles. The dense forests in most parts make the border porous and highly vulnerable.<br /></p>
<p>And to boost their crackdown on Indian separatists hiding in Myanmar, it was also decided that Myanmarese security officials have promised to learn English or Hindi to overcome communication problems. <br /><br />The decisions to curb trans-border movement of terrorists, arms smuggling and prevent drug trafficking came at a meeting of officers from the Indian home ministry and Myanmar's Chin state.<br /><br />Both sides agreed to improve border security and share information on cross-border terrorism, a Mizoram home department official said.<br /><br />The meeting took place in eastern Mizoram's Champhai town Friday.<br />The official said: "Myanmar authorities have agreed to allow Indian security forces to enter Myanmar territory along the border after getting permission from the (local) army post commander."<br /><br />The Indian delegation was led by home ministry's joint secretary S. Singh and the Myanmar officials headed by U. Nay Wing, the army commander of Chin state. <br />According to Indian officials, several militants from the northeast have taken shelter in Myanmar and Bangladesh and have set up bases and training camps. <br /><br />"After the Bangladesh crackdown against northeast militants, many Indian guerrillas took shelter in the jungles and hills of Myanmar," a Border Security Force (BSF) official said.<br />The official said that though Mizoram was the only state in the region free of separatist activities, militants from other states occasionally used its borders for safe passage.<br /><br />The next meeting of the border liaison officers will be held in Myanmar in April 2011 to review the progress of the joint action.<br /><br />Mizoram has a 404-km border with Myanmar and a 318-km border with Bangladesh.<br />Four Indian states - Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram - share the 1,640-km border with Myanmar manned by Assam Rifles. The dense forests in most parts make the border porous and highly vulnerable.<br /></p>