CONTENTS: About the Authors, Foreword, Preface, List of Contributors, Postscript-Nongthombam Jiten & M C Arunkumar, Introduction-Nongthombam Jiten & M C Arunkumar, SECTION-I: LOCATING BORDERLANDS IN NATIONHOOD: 1. Biography of Borderlands: The Story of India-Myanmar Hinterlands-Arambam Noni Meetei, 2. Borderscapes and 'Zo Culture Area' in the India-Myanmar borderland: A Preliminary Study-Pum Khan Pau, 3. Politics of Zo Identity at the Borderlands-Ayangbam Shyamkishor, 4. Probing Manipur-Myanmar Borderland through Theories of Geopolitics-Ingudam Yaipharemba Singh, Aribam Uttam Sharma, Takhellambam Nepolin, 5. Beyond the Fence: Border Life and Informal Economies in Northeast India-Homen Thangjam, SECTION-II: BORDERLANDS ECONOMY: 6. NER - Myanmar Trade: The Emerging Pattern-E Bijoykumar Singh, 7. Indo-Myanmar Border Trade and the Military Coup: Its Implications on the Trans-Border People-Khwairakpam Goutam Singh & J K Patnaik, 8. Language and Trade at the Border: The Case of Moreh (Manipur) and Zakhawthar (Mizoram)-Ch Yashawanta Singh, SECTION-III LIVED EXPERIENCE IN BORDERLANDS: 9. Gendering Experiences in the Indo-Myanmar Borderland-Hoipi Haokip & Tingneichong Gangte, 10. Enforced Cultural Display at the Borderlands: The Naga New Year Festival of Myanmar-Achan Mungleng, 11. Understanding Borderland Community: The Kuki in Indo-Myanmar Border-Seitinmang Guite & Lynda Thoudam, 12. Borderland Interface: Tusom and Somra Khullen-Chuingamphy Vashum, Index.