Border Management

There is a Secretary-level mechanism on border management and security related matters. Last meeting on the subject was held in New Delhi in November, 2016. There is also a Border District Coordination Meeting Mechanism between the bordering States and the Royal Government of Bhutan to facilitate coordination on border management and other related matters.

• India shares a 699 Km long border with Bhutan along Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
• To improve the security environment along this border, 12 battalion of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) have been deployed as the Border Guarding Force on this border.
• A Bilateral mechanism in the ....