Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:35pm on 17 Mar 2026,Tuesday International
India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested seven foreign nationals one American, Matthew VanDyke, and six Ukrainians under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). They allegedly entered Myanmar illegally via Mizoram on tourist visas, training ethnic armed organisations linked to India-banned insurgent groups, supplying weapons, and assisting drone operations. A Delhi court remanded them to 11-day judicial custody. The US Embassy acknowledged awareness while declining comment; Ukraine's Foreign Ministry confirmed contact with detainees' families. Intelligence sources reveal 14 Ukrainians entered India on tourist visas, with large drone consignments reportedly routed from Europe through India to Myanmar. Mizoram had earlier flagged its misuse as a covert transit corridor. (PC: IANS)
