Assam and Arunachal Ministers to met "find a durable solution" to the border dispute

On Sunday, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh ministers and top officials gathered in this location to talk about the boundary conflicts between the two neighbors. The minister from Assam, who was in charge of the state's delegation, later stated that the discussion focused on quickly coming up with a permanent solution to the age-old issue.

Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu tweeted, “Attended the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh Border Regional Committee Meeting held today at Assam Administrative Staff College. We deliberated on finding a permanent solution to the border dispute between the two states."

Attended the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh Border Regional Comittee Meeting held today at Assam Administrative Staff College. We deliberated on finding a permanent solution to the border dispute between the two states.

The meeting was jointly presided over by Sri Jayanta Malla… pic.twitter.com/eoZ2Jan826

— Ranoj Pegu (@ranojpeguassam) March 26, 2023

Along with MLAs from the districts under discussion, Pegu's cabinet colleague Jayanta Malla Baruah and minister for Arunachal Pradesh Tumke Bagra presided over the meeting. They were joined by senior officers.

Baruah tweeted, “Held a 5-hour long Regional Committee Meeting to deliberate upon the Assam Arunachal Pradesh Border issue at Assam Administrative Staff College this evening. Under the leadership of HHM Shri @AmitShah ji, we are hopeful to find out a proper solution very soon on amicable terms.”

Held a 5 hour long Regional Committee Meeting to deliberate upon the Assam Arunachal Pradesh Border issue at Assam Administrative Staff College this evening. Under the leadership of HHM Shri @AmitShah ji, we are hopeful to find out a proper solution very soon on amicable terms. pic.twitter.com/HkB58yj5XT

— Jayanta Mallabaruah (@jayanta_malla) March 26, 2023

The Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Arunachal counterpart Pema Khandu signed the Namsai Declaration on July 15 of last year, pledging to quickly find solutions to the border disputes between the two states. Since then, the two states have been holding talks to resolve the border disputes. Instead of the previous 123 "disputed communities," the two states had chosen to limit them to 86. The boundary between the two states is 804.1 kilometers long.

Arunachal Pradesh, which became a union territory in 1972, has a complaint that Assam was arbitrarily given control over a number of forested tracts on the lowlands that had historically belonged to hill tribal chiefs and clans.

A tripartite committee was established following the statehood of Arunachal Pradesh in 1987, and it made recommendations for the transfer of several Assamese regions to Arunachal Pradesh. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in this case after Assam objected.