# Assam delinks firing from Arunachal border dispute, urges end to blockade 2026-08-13T17:51:01+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Assam government has sought to separate the August 10 firing incident along the Likabali stretch from the decades-old boundary dispute with Arunachal Pradesh. Border minister Atul Bora said it is a law-and-order matter and police have registered a case against the perpetrators. Education minister Ranoj Pegu offered to pay medical expenses of the injured and urged the Takam Mising Porin Kebang to withdraw its indefinite economic blockade. The 2023 MoU between chief ministers Himanta Biswa Sarma and Pema Khandu settled 123 disputed villages, but demarcation continues. Livemint reports that Assam told its assembly in July that Arunachal had encroached on 16,144 hectares, while Arunachal claims 858.91 sq km. A person was killed in a clash in June 2023, weeks after the pact. Both states have formed a new committee to restart talks. ## Coverage - livemint.com - assamtribune.com Tags: 2023 MoU, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, border dispute, Northeast India Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/assam-arunachal-border-clashes-resume-despite-2023-pact/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/assam-arunachal-border-clashes-resume-despite-2023-pact/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.