Guwahati, March 6 -- Mizoram MP K. Vanlalvena visited the Chinland Council's camp and offices, which controls areas in north-west Myanmar close to the Indian border, last week.

During his visit, he invited them to join India, citing Myanmar's lack of government and the shared tribal connection.

Mr. Vanlalvena, a Rajya Sabha MP representing the Mizo National Front (MNF), told an agency that he had notified Mizoram Governor V.K. Singh and the Assam Rifles before his journey on foot to Myanmar from Mizoram.

He engaged with council members to "foster friendship and brotherhood" due to the group's control over border areas.

This came after the absence of a government in Myanmar, which allowed the group to manage the region for the past six...