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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
TopicBorder dispute

Topic: Border dispute

India, China begin implementing new border pact, ending Himalayan face-off

The 2 countries struck a deal earlier this week on patrolling the frontier, which then paved the way for 1st formal talks in 5 years between Modi and Xi on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Russia.

SubscriberWrites: Legal contours of the India-China border

Ladakh Standoff has led to a rupture in India-China relations due to the trust deficit at a level reminiscent of the major rupture between NATO countries and the Russian Federation.

2 voter IDs, 2 ration cards — welcome to Kotia, cluster of disputed villages on Andhra-Odisha border

Residents of these 21 villages they can vote for 2 state govts & cast 2 votes for central govt. Both Odisha and Andhra govts function here & villagers get benefits from both.

Venezuela & Guyana leaders to meet over border row. All about oil-rich Essequibo region dispute

Venezuela’s Maduro govt has this month threatened to annex region controlled by Guyana, triggering fresh row. Dispute dates back to 19th century when Guyana was a British colony.

New images from UK think tank show extensive Chinese construction along disputed borders with Bhutan

Amid ongoing talks for a border agreement, Bhutan is expected to give up land in both Jakarlung and the Menchuma Valley as well as in Doklam, a critical region for India.

Assam rejects Mizoram’s territorial claims, MNF govt hits back at ‘baseless’ move as polls near

In February, Mizoram wrote to Assam about its territorial claims. Guwahati responded saying 1875 notification that Aizawl is relying on, was superseded by 1930 notification.

China-Bhutan inch closer to demarcation of disputed border, India watches closely

China claims around 764 sq km of land in Bhutan, in a dispute that dates to occupation of Tibet in 1950s. Meeting last week established joint technical group on border delimitation.

Namsai Declaration—How Modi govt is resolving border disputes in NE one state after another

In the last eight years, Modi govt has made progress in resolving several longstanding issues in the Northeast region by focusing on the people rather than territorial disputes.

‘We are Marathi manoos’: Struggle for identity in Karnataka’s border villages spans generations

Native Marathi speakers account for 50 lakh of Karnataka's 7 cr population, and though the border dispute has been compressed into a debate on language, it has several complex layers.

‘Karnataka won’t cede inch of land’ — assembly resolution slams Maharashtra for ‘stoking tensions’

'There is no compromise on matters relating to Karnataka’s land, water, language,' says CM Bommai, who asserts state will take all steps to protect its interests.

On Camera

Why district judges almost never make it to India’s Supreme Court

Indian judiciary has a corrosive imbalance between the bar and the bench. Those who supervise the district judiciary do so without the lived experience that is essential for meaningful reform.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.