Drones Pose Major Risk to Northeast Assets: Myanmar Factor and Cheap Air Power Threat

• Intelligence reports reveal a new threat to India's northeast via Myanmar, driven by a 'cheap drone revolution'.
• Sophisticated drone technology from Myanmar is providing insurgent groups with 'cheap air power', posing an evolving security challenge.
• Seven foreigners, including Ukrainians and an American, were arrested under UAPA for a 'proxy destabilisation' campaign, allegedly training ethnic groups across the Indo-Myanmar border.
• European hardware and Western expertise are being leveraged to target critical infrastructure like military bases, oil refineries, and hydroelectric dams.
• Banned Indian insurgent organizations (ULFA, NSCN, Kuki Zo-aligned groups) are gaining high-tech expertise, enabling precision strikes and surveillance, making strategic assets vulnerable.