On April 21, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Nagaland counterpart Neiphiu Rio had agreed in principle to go ahead with oil exploration along the disputed inter-state border for mutual economic benefit
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Does Assam CM’s belligerence over border dispute mark turn from coalition builder to regional bully?
Does Assam CM’s belligerence over border dispute mark turn from coalition builder to regional bully?
Himanta Biswa Sarma seems willing to lose his clout in the North East to shore up his reputation in Assam, political observers say. 15 hours ago Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma addressed a press conference in Silchar on July 27, a day after six policemen were killed on the Assam-Mizoram border. | PTI
Five Assam police personnel fell to bullets on July 27 as a festering border dispute with neighbouring Mizoram took a bloody turn. Both states have contesting versions of the day’s events and accuse each other of opening fire first.