Mizoram and Assam Resume Talks Over Border Dispute

Mizoram and Assam held discussions to address their longstanding border dispute. This meeting, the first since the Zoram People's Movement came to power, is the fourth ministerial-level talk since August 2021. The dispute stems from colonial-era demarcations of 1875 and 1933, leading to ongoing territorial claims.

Mizoram and Assam resumed discussions to resolve their enduring border dispute on Friday, following twenty months since their last meeting aimed at an amicable solution, according to an official.

The meeting, held in Aizawl, marks the fourth ministerial-level dialogue between the two northeastern states since August 2021, and the first after the Zoram People's Movement took power in December. Delegations were led by Assam's Border Protection and Development Minister Atul Bora and Mizoram's Home Minister K Sapdanga.

The 164.6 km border shared by Mizoram's Aizawl, Kolasib, and Mamit districts with Assam's Cachar, Karmganj, and Hailankandi districts is at the heart of the dispute. Rooted in colonial demarcations from 1875 and 1933, Mizoram claims an area notified under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation 1873, while Assam adheres to the 1933 Survey of India map.

(With inputs from agencies.)