In Episode 10 of Mission Manipur, host Greeshma Kuthar explores life in the border district of Tengnoupal which includes the famous border town of Moreh in Manipur, on the volatile India-Myanmar border, where civil war in Myanmar and ethnic violence in Manipur have upended daily existence. "Borderlands" details how communities on both sides of the border—often sharing ethnic ties—have been torn apart by military coups, displacement, and political narratives linking refugees to illegal immigration and drug trade. Villagers who fled bombings in Myanmar now live in makeshift shelters along the border, relying on sparse local aid.

In Moreh, once a vibrant trading town, ethnic violence has forced Meitei residents to flee and triggered recurring clashes. The collapse of essential services is stark: medical care is crippled, with under-resourced primary health centres and broken immunisation routines leading to preventable infant deaths. The voices of displaced traders, overworked health workers, and community leaders from Tengnoupal and Moreh reveal the human cost of failed governance, and neglected peripheries. Through these stories, the episode urges listeners to reconsider what it means to live on India’s often-forgotten frontiers.