No border dispute with Myanmar: Govt

The government today said there was no border dispute between India and Myanmar and the demarcation of nine pillars was being worked out in a complete understanding with the neighbouring country.

Rejecting reports about border dispute and destroying of pillars in the Manipur region as false, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said a high-level central team has already visited the spot and reported that there is no dispute on the issue.

Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, he said the Indo-Myanmar boundary was 1,472 km long, out of which 171 km is to be demarcated through a boundary mechanism which both the countries have established.

He said there were some nine border pillars which are to be identified and put on the ground.

"We don't have a border dispute, we have an agreement. We have a complete understanding. It is only the demarcation of the pillars, total nine in numbers, that is to be settled," he told the members.

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu also had a word of caution on the issue, saying "This is something connected with our relations with the neighbour also, please keep that in mind."