The family of an American filmmaker, accused by India of entering its restricted areas in the northeast and crossing over to Myanmar to train ethnic militias, has appealed to the US government to ensure that his rights are protected. On 13 March, India’s anti-terror agency arrested six Ukrainians and American journalist and documentary filmmaker Matthew VanDyke for allegedly training Myanmar’s ethnic militias in drone warfare, exposing a murky network stretching across conflict zones. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested the foreigners during raids at three airports and brought them to India’s national capital Delhi for investigation. Mr VanDyke, 46, is lodged at Delhi’s Tihar prison. Mr VanDyke’s family and legal representatives said he is cooperating with the proceedings, and raised concerns about his health. According to his relatives, he has at times been unable to walk and has required a wheelchair.…