Walk into any mini supermarket in Myanmar’s border town of Khawmawi, and you’ll be greeted with an eclectic mix of brands. Sunkist juices and sodas, Danisa cookies, and Julie’s sugar crackers jostle alongside a local favorite - Laphet Thoht, a delicious, pickled tea leaf salad. Head over to The Oasis, a grocery shop, and you’ll see a slew of familiar names - the typical snacking brands that would be populating your cart back in India – Lays
Under the lens
Inside the unsettling chaos at the India-Myanmar border
Synopsis
ET reports from the Chin rebel stronghold of Khawmawi and Rihkhawdar along India’s border with Myanmar to piece together the dynamics of trade booming amid continuing conflict.
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