"border-dispute"

Tensions along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border escalated on Thursday as an economic blockade over an August 10 firing incident led to stone-pelting, injuring several people and targeting security personnel. Protesters demand arrests, action against alleged encroachment and settlement of the boundary dispute

Nepalese Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal affirmed that Nepal seeks resolution of its border dispute with India through existing bilateral mechanisms, emphasizing diplomacy, mutual respect, and historical ties, while ruling out third-party mediation amid recent tensions over Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura, and Kalapani

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow will not interfere in India-China relations, expressing confidence that Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping can resolve border issues amicably. He stressed Russia's ties with both nations are independent and mutually beneficial

India has firmly rejected involvement of third parties in resolving its boundary dispute with Nepal after Nepalese PM Balendra Shah suggested external mediation. The MEA reiterated that bilateral mechanisms exist, noting that 98% of the border has already been demarcated

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Cambodian and Thai counterparts in Yunnan to mediate a border dispute. The talks followed a fresh ceasefire, aiming to stabilize the region and strengthen China’s role as a regional diplomatic mediator

Cambodia has accused Thailand of violating a ceasefire by planning to seize two disputed temples. Phnom Penh called the move a premeditated invasion, urging Bangkok to honour agreements and resolve the border dispute peacefully amid rising tensions and landmine accusations.

Thai and Cambodian leaders meet in Malaysia under ASEAN mediation to end five days of deadly border clashes that have killed 35 and displaced over 260,000. The conflict, sparked by a landmine blast, has drawn U.S. pressure and global concern

The Assam government also asked the people of Assam, staying in Mizoram due to work-related compulsion, to "exercise utmost caution".

Tensions have been building between the two states since last month over the 164 km long-running border.

The clash between the two states place after Union Home Minister Amit Shah returned from Meghalaya by completing his two-day visit to the region during the weekend.

Villagers came out of their houses and exercised their franchise to vote violating the prohibitory orders under Section 144.

The immediate issue is a disputed area known as al-Fashaga, where the north-west of Ethiopia’s Amhara region meets Sudan's breadbasket Gedaref state

He also said that China's People's Liberation Army is facing unanticipated consequences for its misadventure into Ladakh because of firm responses by Indian forces.