New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- Fresh clashes along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border have once again brought attention to a dispute that has its roots in the colonial era and has remained unresolved despite several rounds of negotiations between the two northeastern states.

The latest tensions come even after Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in 2023, which was described as a historic settlement of their decades-old boundary dispute.

While progress has been made, disagreements over land and demarcation continue in several areas.

The roots of the dispute can be traced to the British administration of the region.

According to multiple reports, in ...