Arunachal Pradesh, Assam sign pact to resolve border dispute

Arunachal Pradesh, Assam sign pact to resolve border dispute

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Category : State Published on: July 20 2022

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  • Assam and Arunachal Pradesh signed the ‘Namsai Declaration’ in a step towards resolving their seven-decade old boundary dispute.
  • The declaration was signed at Namsai in Arunachal Pradesh following the third round of meetings on the issue between chief minister Pema Khandu and his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma.
  • The two states share an 804-km long boundary. 
  • Though there was no dispute initially, over the years, allegations of residents of one state encroaching land on the other have led to disputes and violence. 
  • A suit has been pending in Supreme Court since 1989 on the issue.
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