Rajnath Singh gives approval for writing history of India's borders

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has given approval for initiating the work of writing the history of the country’s borders, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.

“It is proposed that the work will cover various aspects of borders, including tracing its making; making & unmaking and shifting of borders; role of security forces; role of borderland people encompassing their ethnicity, culture and socio-economic aspects of their lives,” the Ministry statement said. The project is expected to be completed within two years.

Mr. Singh held a meeting with eminent personalities of the Indian Council of Historical Research and officials of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, the Directorate General of Archives, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Defence on September 17.