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Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths
Narrative: There was a series of cross-border incidents, including multiple clashes,
between India and Bangladesh throughout 2009 and the first half of 2010. The border
between the two countries is both poorly delimited and contested by both countries.
750 INDIA/775 MYANMAR
MID#2025
Dispute Number: 2025
Date(s): September 18, 1957
Participants: 750 India/775 Myanmar
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Indian forces occupied Burmese territory while campaigning against
rebellious Naga tribesmen in the border region.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from September 20, 1957. End Date changed
from September 20, 1957.
MID#4565
Dispute Number: 4565
Date(s): December 13, 2004
Participants: 750 India/775 Myanmar
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Burmese rebels killed an Indian soldier along the border. India responded
by placing its forces on alert.
750 INDIA/780 SRI LANKA
MID#3037
Dispute Number: 3037
Date(s): November 1984 to January 29, 1985
Participants: 750 India/780 Sri Lanka
Outcome (and Settlement): Released (Negotiated)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Tamil separatists were fighting in Sri Lanka and received support from
both Indian Tamils and the Indian government. From April 1984 the Sri Lankan navy
began to run patrol boats in the Palk Strait, the waters between Tamil Nadu in India
and the Tamils in northern Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan government created a prohibited
zone extending 100 yards to sea and 100 yards inland at Mannar and Mullaitivu in
November and Puttalam in December and started seizing vessels. On December 11,