Assam and Mizoram to Hold Ministerial Talks on Long-Standing Border Dispute

Assam and Mizoram are scheduled to hold ministerial-level talks on Friday in Aizawl to address their ongoing border dispute. Assam’s Order Protection and Development Minister Atul Bora will lead the Assam delegation, while Mizoram’s Home Minister K. Sapdanga will head the Mizoram side. The meeting marks the first such discussions since the Zoram People’s Movement, led by Chief Minister Lalduhoma, took power in Mizoram in December last year. The dispute, rooted in colonial-era demarcations, has led to tension and violence in the past, with both states claiming different boundaries based on the 1875 Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation and the 1933 Survey of India map. Both delegations will also hold a press conference at 6 p.m. after the talks.