National Register of Citizens
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Two Colonisations, One Border: What the Data Actually Says About Bengal’s Post-1971 Demographic Story
X.T.M argues census data tell two stories of demographic change in eastern India: Bengali Hindus settled Tripura with state sanction, while Muslim growth in Assam and Bengal border districts is…
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Citizenship Amendment Act – the straw that broke the camel’s back
Nachiketa argues the Citizenship Amendment Act, though not insidious alone, becomes alarming when paired with the National Register of Citizens as Amit Shah described, since non-Muslim migrants would gain citizenship…
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Does Bangladesh need to do more to “assert” itself?
Sharing a report on Assam’s citizenship register, which he finds disgusting, the author worries Bangladesh is developing a ‘Wakanda’ attitude to its neighbourhood, asks how Bangladeshis view India, the Rohingya…
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Assam register: Four million risk losing India citizenship
Reproduces extracts of a report that four million people in Assam risk losing Indian citizenship under the NRC, with the poster’s comment that India is being too draconian on the…
