Nepal’s New Currency Escalates Border Dispute

01 Nov 2024

Nepal's decision to redesign its 100-rupee currency note to include disputed border territories has reignited longstanding tensions with India. The new banknote features regions such as Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura, and Kalapani, reflecting Nepal's revised political map—a move India has criticized as an "artificial enlargement" of borders. Background of the Dispute The...

Maharashtra assembly passed resolution over border dispute

27 Dec 2022

Maharashtra assembly passed a resolution regarding the inclusion of 865 villages in the Karnataka border region including Belgaum Karwar Nipani Bidar Bhalki and Marathi towns in Maharashtra.

Maharashtra Opposition to protest on 17 December

16 Dec 2022

On the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute, Opposition leader Ajit Pawar announced a protest rally on Saturday. The protest will focus on the border issue and will start on 17 December. The protest will be a peaceful and silent march. "Our protest rally on 17 December will focus on the Maharashtra-Karnataka border...

‘Karnataka will fight legal battle over border row’, says CM Bommai

28 Nov 2022

Over the Maharashtra border dispute, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai is all set for a legal battle. Earlier, on Sunday in the wake of the case coming up before the Supreme Court on November 30, a meeting was held with senior advocates and officials by CM Bommai. "The petition filed...

Assam removes travel restrictions for Meghalaya after Mukroh violence

27 Nov 2022

Following unrest at the Mukroh village on the Assam-Meghalaya border on Tuesday that left six people dead, Assam on Sunday lifted travel restrictions to Meghalaya, according to news agency ANI. Speaking to ANI, DCP Sudhakar Singh from the Guwahati City Police said on Sunday that the police removed barricades in...

Mizoram CM meets Himanta today in Delhi, discusses border dispute

21 Sep 2022

In an effort to settle the border dispute between the two states, Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga and his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma will meet in New Delhi on Wednesday. Sarma had to go back to Assam, thus the meeting that was supposed to take place on Monday was postponed....