Why India is fencing its border with Myanmar – and why that could be a problem

At Lengpui Airport in distant Mizoram, not far from the Myanmar border, a fascinating drama played out recently. On the runway, a large white military transport plane waited, its sides painted with the distinctive Burmese script. Bedraggled Myanmar soldiers, some barefoot, others without knapsacks or full uniforms, none with weapons, sat on the ground outside, looking exhausted. A group of weapon-wielding and fit Assam Rifles soldiers stood guard. The aircraft was waiting to take them home. The next day, as the transport plane attempted to take off, the aircraft slid off the runway and crashed on a slope, another sad…