Bordering on Desperation: Shah's Smart Plan for India's Eastern Frontier Amit Shah's recent address to the BSF outlined plans to transform the borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh into "smart borders," deploying cutting edge technology to detect and counter infiltration.
This move is a much needed boost for India's eastern frontier, which has long struggled with issues of cross border smuggling and demographic changes.
The push for modernization may be driven by growing public pressure, but Shah's emphasis on identifying infiltrators and their routes suggests the government is finally acknowledging the gravity of the situation.