More than five policemen have died in India after police from two states named Assam and Mizoram fired at each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Assam shares a 164km (about 101 miles) border with Mizoram, and both states contest its demarcation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under colonial rule, Lushai Hills, as Mizoram was then known, was part of Assam. The region only gained recognition in 1972 – almost three decades after India’s independence – when it became a separate federally administered area. In 1987, it became a fully-fledged state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three districts in Assam – Cachar, Hailakandi and Karimganj – share a 164km-long border with three districts of Mizoram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The forested area is contested at several points, with both Assam and Mizoram accusing each other of encroaching on their land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The federal government has been trying to mediate a truce between the states since 1994 but has failed to achieve a breakthrough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tensions escalated to an unprecedented level in October 2020 when residents of Assam and Mizoram clashed twice in a week. At the heart of the matter was an “eviction drive” carried out by Assam along a contested part of the border – authorities from the state reportedly burned a farmhouse and crops in the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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