Namsai Declaration

On 15th July, 2022, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh governments signed the historic ‘Namsai Declaration’, in a bid to resolve the border issue between them.

Background

  • The two states share an 804.1 km-long border.
  • The grievance of Arunachal Pradesh which was made a union territory in 1972 is that several forested tracts in the plains that had traditionally belonged to hill tribal chiefs and communities were unilaterally transferred to Assam.
  • After Arunachal Pradesh achieved statehood in 1987, a tripartite committee was appointed which recommended that certain territories be transferred from Assam to Arunachal.
  • Assam contested this and the matter is in the ....
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