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 ....