Guwahati, April 7 -- It's a story of brotherhood that refuses to be broken by barbed wire. Over 2 lakh members of the Khiamniungan Naga community-spread across the Indo-Myanmar border-are standing united against the proposed border fencing and the suspension of the Free Movement Regime (FMR).

Their message is clear: this is not just a political decision. It's a threat to their culture, survival, and identity.

The Khiamniungan Nagas, an indigenous Naga tribe, have long lived across the international boundary, with villages nestled in the remote hills of eastern Nagaland, and the adjoining Naga Self-Administered Zone (SAZ) in Myanmar's Sagaing Region.

Known for their slate-roofed hilltop homes that once earned them the British nickname "...