Border trade at Moreh: the Myanmar gateway’s bumpy road to revival
The twin towns of Moreh and Tamu, separated by a wire fence on the India–Myanmar border,…
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Mizoram’s ‘bamboo diplomacy’ takes root: exports to China restart after a decade
Trucks carrying treated bamboo shoots and woven mats left the Lunglei district this month for export…
Nathula opens wider: Sikkim’s border trade enters a cautious new phase
The Nathula Pass, where Sikkim meets Tibet at 14,000 feet, added two trading days to its…
Agartala–Akhaura rail link marks a new chapter for Tripura’s connectivity
The Agartala–Akhaura cross-border railway, a 12-kilometre link connecting Tripura’s capital to Bangladesh’s network, has entered its…
Dimapur’s poultry traders bet on cold chain as prices soar
Dimapur’s poultry market, the largest in Nagaland, has long been hostage to boom-and-bust cycles: glut in…
Tripura’s rubber belt eyes a second life as tyre makers look east
The rubber trees planted across Tripura in the 1970s and 80s now cover an area larger…
The Chowk Bazaar of Agartala: a hundred years of trading on the border
Chowk Bazaar has traded for a hundred years, outliving empires, a partition and two wars. Its…
Tripura’s fish farmers ride a wave of pond-to-table supply chains
Tripura, which once imported fish across the Bangladesh border, has reversed the flow: the state now…
Mizoram’s road to Chittagong: the port dreams of a landlocked state
From Aizawl, Chittagong port is 72 kilometres away as the river flows. Getting there — through…