Interstate border disputes, if not promptly and impartially settled, can transform into persistent issues that impose development and generate friction. Highlighting the constitutional and legal framework to resolve interstate border disputes, explain why Independent India has failed to resolve inter-state border disputes.

Interstate border disputes weaken the India federal structure and provide enmity between states. It can impede development. It is a state dispute resolution issue. Interstate border disputes weak hem the Indian federal structure and provide enmity between. It can impede development. It is a state dispute resolution issue. Constitutional & legal framework to resolve inter-state: (1) Inter State Council - Under Article 263 to resolve dispute through collaboration (2) Zonal Council - Order state reorganisation Act to Council the state and better coordinate. (3) Article 136 - special leave petition to supreme court to resolve dispute. Reason for failed independent India failed to resolve dispute: (1) Citizens legacy - Arbitrary division and division of 2 states (2) Changing Interstate boundary - Ex- is state were dying independence & 2 state currently (3) Politicization of issue for vote banks politics for formation by state government. Interstate dispute arise threaten. To resolve dispute state need to compromise even unity of shadow federalism.