09 Apr Implications of the resolve of Assam Meghalaya dispute .
Implications of the resolve of Assam Meghalaya dispute – Today Current Affairs
Context : During the last days (on March 29, 2022)Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma signed an agreement to resolve the boundary dispute between their States, in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, at North Block in New Delhi. This border dispute between Assam and Meghalaya has been lasted for long time (Approximately 50 years )
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Introduction
- The Assam and Meghalaya border dispute was a burning issue for the North East states . But Now there is a hope that this dispute will end very soon . Chief ministers of both the states have signed on a pact through which both agreed to resolve the dispute of 6 i of the 12 disputed sectors along the 884.9-km border between the two States. The Hindu Analysis
- There was only a border dispute between Assam and Meghalaya or are there some other disputes that exist between both the states ? Clashes between the pro-Assam and pro-Meghalaya groups have been frequent in those village of the borders . How to resolve these issues . By negotiation between two chief ministers this issue can not be resolved .
- The interest of both the tribes Garo and non garo must be protected and a feeling among the people of pro and anti Assam should be substituted with the feeling of nationalism. Malchapara ia village did not have a reason since July 2021 to hold the melkhol nok, a kangaroo court that settles local disputes. There are many social issues apart from the border issues which had to be solved first which would be solved only through social engineering.
The issues between Meghalaya and Assam is to be resolved : The Hindu Analysis
- Assam shares a 2743 km boundary with Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and West Bengal. It is locked in border disputes with Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh. By 2021 , a violent conflict between Assam police and the Mizoram police had erupted and many people were killed in the conflict. In fact , the major issue of the dispute is not only the issue of the border but also huge social diversity is another issue . There are many tribes of unique and distinguished culture residing in these states . There are some areas of Assam where different tribes are residing but their states are contradictory to the interests of Assam . So there is not only the problem of border dispute , social engineering is also needed to resolve the problem of north east state. The Hindu Analysis
- Garos, Khasis and Pnars or Jaintia Are the main tribes of Meghalaya . They are from different races . They belonged to the Tibeto-Burman race . Bodo, Kachari, Karbi, Miri, Mishimi, Rabha are the tribes of the Assam but they have their own culture, quite different to Assamese culture This social diversity in northern sate is the subject of dispute
- Border disputes can be resolved through negotiation but how can the interest and culture of the people residing in the village of the border be protected ? this is the big issue
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Conclusion :
For the stability of any country , it is required to glue the emotions of the public with the interest of the region/state . If the identity, culture, rituals of any community would be well addressed, respected and sufficient representation in the governance , no dispute would be erupted. Border dispute is nothing in front of these social disputes . In diversified cultures , maximum autonomy should be given to those cultures but they must be glued to one national identity. One one national identity, maximum autonomy would strengthen the state .
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