Oil exploration only after resolving Assam-Nagaland border disputes: Konyak Union
The Konyak Union has demanded that the Nagaland government resolve long-standing border disputes with Assam before proceeding with joint oil exploration projects. The union emphasizes the need for territorial clarity and landowner consent to prevent future conflict in the region.
Why it matters
The dispute highlights the intersection of resource extraction, indigenous land rights, and historical border tensions in Northeast India.
The Konyak Union, the apex body of the Konyak Naga community, has asked the Nagaland government to proceed with the joint oil exploration with Assam only after the long-pending border disputes between the two States are resolved.
The union insisted that territorial clarity, landowners’ consent, and stronger border security must precede the implementation of the bilateral agreement. The border dispute between the two States has claimed more than 150 lives since the 1960s, when Nagaland was carved out of Assam.
The Konyak Union’s advisory board council and the union executive council recently reviewed the June 11 memorandum of understanding on oil exploration signed by the governments of Assam and Nagaland in New Delhi. The agreement was inked in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah.
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