Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that the 'INDIA vs BHARAT' debate has been orchestrated by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to divert attention from pressing issues such as communal tensions, border disputes and unemployment.
The map released on August 28 shows Arunachal Pradesh which China claims as South Tibet and Aksai Chin occupied by it in the 1962 war as part of its territory. Taiwan and the disputed South China Sea are also included within the Chinese territory in the new map.
The vision of forcing the new Afghan administration to accept its position on the contentious Durand Line has been blurred by the regular scuffles along the border.
After the regional committees of Assam and Meghalaya held a meeting on Saturday to resolve inter-state border disputes with neighbouring states, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that he was happy to see that we are making progress to end legacy boundary disputes.
Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister, Prestone Tynsong on Saturday said that the Meghalaya government and its Assam counterpart have taken a decision relating to three areas of differences amid the border issue between the two states.
Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday participated in the Chief Ministerial-level meeting with Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and said the meeting was the beginning to find a solution to the border dispute in the six remaining areas.
The chief ministers of Assam and Meghalaya after the meeting decided to jointly pay a visit Karbi Anglong and West Jaintia Hills areas in next month to discuss the settlement of the border dispute in the remaining six areas.
The Assam and Meghalaya governments will hold Chief Ministerial-level border talks on May 24 in Assam's Guwahati district to amicably resolve the border dispute in the remaining six 'areas of difference'.
Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma held a one-to-one discussion with Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio at Assam House to resolve the long-standing border row between the two neighbouring states, said an official statement.
Assam and Arunachal Pradesh governments on Thursday signed a boundary agreement here in the national capital in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah ending 51-year border disputes along the boundaries of both northeast states.
Assam and Arunachal Pradesh governments on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) here in the national capital in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to resolve the long pending border dispute along the boundaries of both northeastern states.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh government will be signed on April 20 to resolve the long pending border dispute between both states in New Delhi in presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.