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Agartala: Tripura and Mizoram are pushing for a high-level summit to end a border row. This follows productive talks in Agartala this Monday. Officials met earlier on September 9 to map out the disagreement over a tiny stretch of territory.
The trouble centers on land near the Phudunsei Village Council area. Tripura Home Secretary Abhishek Singh led the local push for a fix. Survey of India reps, Tripura Revenue Department staff, and North Tripura police brass sat in on the latest round. Both sides laid out their maps and claims.
"An open discussion was held on the Tripura-Mizoram border dispute. We observed that the issue is related to a small portion of land," Singh said. Tripura currently holds the site. Singh claims Survey of India records and internal documents back the state's reach.
Both sides drafted reports for their respective governments. These documents set the stage for upcoming, senior-level negotiations. Singh believes these next talks will finally bury the disagreement.
Updated at 15th September 2026 at 1:48am
The push for these talks traces back to a North Eastern Council meeting where Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb raised the friction with Mizoram. Officials decided then that the home secretaries of both states should sit down to hash out the details.
While earlier reports tagged the area near Phudunsei, the scope of the disagreement centers specifically on the Phuldengsei village council area. The four-member Mizoram delegation that traveled to Agartala for the latest round of talks was led by the state's own Home Secretary.
Ultimately, the final call on who owns the disputed village council area rests with the Survey of India. Officials are waiting for further instructions on the date and location for the next round of high-level meetings.
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