'I eat in Myanmar and sleep in India': In northeast India, a border fence could cut through villages, houses and lives

A bird's eye view of a corrugated tin roof house, center in red, of the Angh, or tribal chief, which lies both in Myanmar and India, as seen from Longwa village, India, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. -- AP Photo/Anupam Nath

LONGWA, India (AP): To the people who live there, Longwa is a typical hilltop village. The most imposing structure is a corrugated tin roof belonging to the Angh, a hereditary tribal chief.

But recently, residents have been worried about another, less visible, local landmark: the border between India and Myanmar, which runs right through the village's center.