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Assam-Arunachal border clashes resume despite 2023 pact
Fresh clashes along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border have revived a dispute rooted in colonial-era boundaries. A 2023 MoU signed by Chief Ministers Himanta Biswa Sarma and Pema Khandu was hailed as a…
The Story in Brief
Fresh clashes along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border have revived a dispute rooted in colonial-era boundaries. A 2023 MoU signed by Chief Ministers Himanta Biswa Sarma and Pema Khandu was hailed as a breakthrough, but disagreements over demarcation and encroachment persist.
The border, 804 km long, has around 1,200 disputed points. Arunachal Pradesh identified 123 disputed villages in 2007. Assam told its assembly Arunachal had encroached on 16,144 hectares; Arunachal claims 858.91 sq km. A clash in June 2023 killed one. Both states remain committed to dialogue.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative that the 2023 MoU solved the Assam-Arunachal border dispute is misleading. While it reduced the scope, ground-level objections and fresh encroachment claims show the pact was only a partial fix. Both states trade allegations of land grab, but the real issue is colonial demarcation that ignored tribal communities. A concrete test: will the joint committees finish boundary-pillar construction without further violence, or will more villages become contested?
Source: livemint.com
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