Imphal: Manipur Home Minister Konthoujam Govindas Singh refused to talk about potential territorial exchanges along the India-Myanmar border on August 7. He spoke to reporters at a two-day seminar titled The Demographic Profile of Manipur, hosted by the Home Department at the City Convention center. The minister brushed off questions about ongoing negotiations and state demographic shifts. He opted for silence instead of clarity.
"I request you to wait for some time. We will give a detailed response at the appropriate time," he said. The minister did not provide further context.
His refusal to speak follows an August 4 briefing in New Delhi where Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirmed that India and Myanmar are holding bilateral talks to settle undemarcated stretches of their 1,600-kilometre shared border. Jaiswal stated, "There are certain areas on the border which are yet to be settled. Discussions on those sectors are ongoing."
Reports indicate the talks may involve a 2.8-kilometre stretch in the Chandel district near the Kabaw Valley in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region. A document dated May 26, 2026, reportedly suggests swapping roughly 1.4 square miles of land between Boundary Pillars 65 and 68 to finalize the border. The central government has not confirmed this specific plan. The international border currently spans across Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, and Mizoram.
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