Shots Fired, Peace Sought: Arunachal Minister Breaks Silence on Assam Border Tensions

Shots Fired, Peace Sought: Arunachal Minister Breaks Silence on Assam Border Tensions

Fifty rounds. No injuries. But a wound that’s been festering for decades. That’s the reality on the Assam-Arunachal border, and Home Minister Mama Natung finally stepped up to address it on July 28. What Sparked the Latest Flashpoint It started on July 15. In Sango village under the Tarasso area of Papum Pare district, things … Read more

“Assam Is Our Elder Brother”: Arunachal Minister Mama Natung Reaches Across the Border With a Message of Peace

"Assam Is Our Elder Brother": Arunachal Minister Mama Natung Reaches Across the Border With a Message of Peace

There’s something quietly powerful about a minister choosing the language of family over the language of dispute. Amid renewed tensions along the Arunachal Pradesh–Assam border, state Home and Border Affairs Minister Mama Natung stood up on July 26 and said something most politicians wouldn’t dare — that Assam is the “elder brother,” and Arunachal, like … Read more