by Itunuoluwa Adebo

India has plans to secure two borders that are in total more than double the length of the US-Mexico boundary. Rajnath Singh, Indian Home Minister reiterated the country’s intent Saturday to completely shut its borders to Pakistan and Bangladesh.

The government said around 90% of the border is currently fenced, but they claimthere are still terrorists trying to infiltrate the country. “We have decided to seal the border between India and Bangladesh as quickly as possible. I know that some obstacles may arise in this work, as some areas are mountainous, some have jungles, and others have rivers,” Singh said at a graduation ceremony for India’s Border Security Forces

 The boundaries with Pakistan and Bangladesh are Delhi’s main concerns. According to CNN reports, Indian Home Ministry spokesman K.S. Dhatwalia said the government plans to seal the “line of control,” the border between India and Pakistan in Kashmir.

Sanjeev Tripath, an analyst with Carnegie India estimates there may be as many as 15 million illegal Bangladeshi immigrants living in India