
Laws made in Nay Pyi Taw are threatening the customary land tenure practices that have sustained the Naga for generations in their homeland on the Indian border.
NGOs are filling healthcare gaps in one of the country’s poorest regions, but building trust and navigating bad roads remain formidable challenges.
The Naga Self-Administered Zone on the border with India is poor and isolated, but a new bridge and upgraded roads carry promises of development. Meanwhile, its administrative autonomy is likely to remain limited.