{"id":136652,"date":"2025-03-29T05:44:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T00:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=136652"},"modified":"2025-03-29T05:44:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T00:14:10","slug":"northeastern-states-unite-to-resolve-border-dispute-agreement-on-the-horizon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/?p=136652","title":{"rendered":"Northeastern States Unite to Resolve Border Dispute: Agreement on the Horizon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-136520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/New-Logo-Smal-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"55\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">A<\/span>mid the tranquil landscape of Shillong, the North Eastern Police Academy (NEPA) held its passing out parade in Ri-Bhoi district, amidst which Assam Chief Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/?p=136474\">Himanta Biswa Sarma<\/a> had a chance encounter to comment on the long-standing inter-state border dispute with Meghalaya. According to him, both sides are eager to resolve the six pending disputed areas, with three of them being relatively easier to resolve. However, he emphasized the need to balance the sentiments of the people from both states, indicating that a swift resolution might not be possible after all.<\/span><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_136653\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136653\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Northeastern States Unite to Resolve Border Dispute: Agreement on the Horizon\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-136653 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-83-e1743206934162.jpg\" alt=\"Northeastern States Unite to Resolve Border Dispute: Agreement on the Horizon\" width=\"666\" height=\"408\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-83-e1743206934162.jpg 666w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-83-e1743206934162-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-136653\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Northeastern States Unite to Resolve Border Dispute: Agreement on the Horizon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Sarma, who has engaged in discussions with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, underscores the fact that the Survey of India is conducting the demarcation process, with the work progressing well. He also highlighted the agreement signed between the two governments, which is binding on both sides. While it\u2019s unclear if the disputes can be settled this year, Sarma expressed optimism that an early resolution would be achieved, reiterating the importance of balancing the sentiments of the people from both states.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The Chief Minister\u2019s views on the issue have sparked renewed hope among the people of both Assam and Meghalaya, who have long been affected by the border dispute. The issue is not only complex but also emotionally charged, as it concerns the identity and autonomy of the people from these regions. With both sides working towards a resolution, there\u2019s a growing sense of hope that a mutually beneficial solution can be found, one that addresses the issues on the ground while also respecting the sentiments of the people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In conclusion, the resolution of the inter-state border dispute between Assam and Meghalaya is an issue that requires a delicate dance of negotiations, compromise, and understanding. While it\u2019s a complex issue, the Chief Minister\u2019s comments have reignited hope that a solution can be found, one that respects the sentiments of the people from both states. Only time will tell if this hope becomes a reality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid the tranquil landscape of Shillong, the North Eastern Police Academy (NEPA) held its passing out parade in Ri-Bhoi district, amidst which Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had a chance encounter to comment on the long-standing inter-state border dispute with Meghalaya. According to him, both sides are eager to resolve the six pending disputed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":136653,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","jnews_video_option_group":[[]],"override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"bottom","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"2","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-715","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":"News Desk :"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[13811,43196,43200,43213,43209,43215,43199,43211,43202,43210,43207,43203,43206,43204,43194,43208,43195,43205,43214,43193,43192,43197,43212,32238,43201,8285,43198],"class_list":["post-136652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-north-east","tag-assam-chief-minister-himanta-biswa-sarma","tag-assam-meghalaya-border-resolution","tag-assam-meghalaya-government-agreement","tag-assam-meghalaya-identity","tag-assam-meghalaya-relations","tag-border-conflict-resolution","tag-border-demarcation-process","tag-border-dispute-complexities","tag-border-dispute-negotiations","tag-chief-minister-remarks","tag-compromise-and-understanding","tag-emotional-impact-of-border-issues","tag-hope-for-resolution","tag-identity-and-autonomy","tag-inter-state-border-dispute","tag-inter-state-relations","tag-meghalaya-border-issue","tag-mutually-beneficial-solution","tag-negotiations-for-peace","tag-nepa-passing-out-parade","tag-north-eastern-police-academy","tag-pending-disputed-areas","tag-regional-sentiments","tag-ri-bhoi-district","tag-sentiments-of-the-people","tag-shillong","tag-survey-of-india"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=136652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136652\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/136653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=136652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=136652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=136652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}