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Inter-State Border Disputes in India - Coggle Diagram
Inter-State Border Disputes in India
Context
Both sides agreed that neither State will press their claims further till the judgement of the Supreme Court on this matter and discuss this issue in detail.
MHA held a meeting with the Chief Ministers of Maharashtra and Karnataka on the border dispute between the two States.
A Backgrounder
Karnataka and Maharashtra are not the only two States involved in the border dispute.
There are boundary disputes arising out of the demarcation of boundaries and claims and counter-claims over territories between-
Assam-Mizoram
Haryana-Himachal Pradesh
Karnataka-Maharashtra
Himachal Pradesh-Ladakh
Arunachal Pradesh-Assam etc.
As of now, no interstate border dispute has been resolved in independent India.
Genesis of such disputes
Colonial division
Inequitable sharing of resources
Lingual assertion
Lack of constitutional mechanism
Reorganization considerations
Political opportunism
Why does NE have so
many border disputes?
Indigenous populations were ignored
Political motivations behind reorganization
Difficult border demarcation due to terrain
Historic discrepancies
Ethnocentrism was ignored
Apathy of centre
Resolving such conflict
Central commissions
Dialogue
Judicial intervention
Zonal councils
Issues with such disputes
Blow to federalism
Domino effect on other states
Secessionist tendencies and separatism
Radicalism and Terrorism
Way forward
Creating no-man’s land
Strengthening of Inter-State Councils and Zonal Councils
Involving indigenous communities
Stopping provocations
Land survey-based boundary demarcation