Biren Singh said the demarcation of the borders with Myanmar did not lead to the handing over of Indian territory to Nay Pyi Taw. The spokesman said bilateral border investigations had been conducted in accordance with the 1967 India-Myanmar border agreement. But a combination of deteriorating security and the demand on India to maintain its administrative presence (the Burmese military has routinely crossed the permeable border into India) and to demonstrate its distribution potential in its northeastern border regions prompted India to formalize the border. In fact, Delhi`s urgency to sign the agreement was so urgent that it lost near Moreh in Manipur territory, not out of will, but due to last-minute technical errors by its card creators. .