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description: "The Sir Creek Dispute is a territorial disagreement between India and Pakistan over a 96-km estuary, crucial for maritime boundary negotiations."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Sir Creek Dispute is an unresolved territorial and maritime boundary disagreement between India and Pakistan over a 96-kilometre tidal estuary in the Rann of Kutch marshlands.
- Why does Sir Creek matter beyond a 96-km marshland channel?
- What is the core legal disagreement between India and Pakistan?
- How does Sir Creek differ from the Rann of Kutch dispute?
- Has any progress been made toward resolution?

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In 2007 India and Pakistan completed a joint hydrographic survey of Sir Creek, and negotiators met again in New Delhi in 2011 and 2012, but the composite dialogue froze after the 2008 Mumbai attacks left the boundary unresolved.

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