Border Disputes in the Northeast: The Raging War Within

The violent armed clashes between the Assam Police and the Mizoram Police on 26 July 2021 led to the death of seven persons including six policemen from Assam and injuries to 60 others. The death of at least 157 persons and injuries to at least another 361 persons and displacement of more than 65,729 persons from 1979 to 2021 (26 July) in the clashes over border disputes between Assam on one hand and the states carved out of Assam i.e. Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Nagaland on the other warrant permanent peace building measures.

 This briefing report is published by the Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG).