Inter-State Border Disputes In North East India & Its Spillover Effects

Northeast India has been witnessing inter-state border disputes since the early 1960s when the process of reorganization of the state of Assam commenced. Border disputes of Northeast India mainly include inter-state conflict between Assam–Mizoram, Assam–Arunachal Pradesh, Assam–Nagaland and Assam–Meghalaya.

Disputes in North-East India

• The reorganization of the State of Assam, starting from Nagaland in 1963 gave rise to 4 inter-state border disputes in Northeastern region, including Assam-Meghalaya dispute-

(i) Assam-Meghalaya dispute over 12 points including Langpih, Boko, etc. in Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan and Hailakandi districts. These disputes stemmed from ....