Illegal Migration

Returning to identity politics in Assam

The Assam government’s decisions on land transfers are likely to reignite tensions in a state with a history of violence against alleged outsiders

‘Illegal migration’ and the weaponisation of indigeneity

Assam’s decision to arm select communities echoes past vigilante experiments outlawed by India’s Supreme Court and risks deepening divisions in an already fractured society

Vote theft vs illegal immigration in Bihar poll contest

Bihar’s underprivileged voters seem to be buying the Opposition’s narrative that the special intensive electoral roll revision (SIR) infringes on their democratic rights

Democracy denied: Systematic voter exclusion moves eastward to Bengal

The Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar has been contentious. It will be even more so in West Bengal, given the ongoing labelling of Bengali migrant workers as Bangladeshis

Bengali-speaking Indian migrants face hurdles to avoid deportation to Bangladesh

The harassment, detention and deportation of Bengali-speaking migrant workers is merely the first step in identifying and creating a new stateless population in South Asia

The Challenges and Future of Europe: A Strategic Vision

Europe is dealing with economic troubles, security risks, border issues and needs to work together to stay strong, independent and united in changing times

Deporting irregular Indian immigrants from the US will have blowback

US and Indian authorities have refused to recognise that undocumented immigrants contribute to the host country’s economy