MYANMAR-INDIA BORDER REGIONDistances 100 km (65 miles) ESE of Imphal, Manipur, India 160 km (100 miles) SSE of Kohima, Nagaland, India 685 km (425 miles) ENE of Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India 1815 km (1130 miles) E of...
The country's astonishing temples and monasteries, passion for archery and compulsory national dress set it apart, but John Julius Norwich wonders whether this Shangri-La can survive in the modern world