Sowing seeds of mistrust in Assam

Sowing seeds of mistrust in Assam

Sobjer Ali is a man of routine. Every day, for nearly 50 years, he has travelled by boat between Kuntirchar Part 2, the village where he lives in Dhubri district of Assam, and Patharghat, where he ran a shop selling cattle feed. The routine, disturbed in the past sometimes by festivals, floods, and communal conflicts, … Read more

India pushing back ‘illegal’ immigrants to Bangladesh

India pushing back ‘illegal’ immigrants to Bangladesh

The rail tracks between India and Bangladesh at the fenced international border on the outskirts of Agartala on May 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI As many as 160 undocumented migrants from Bangladesh were flown on an Indian Air Force (IAF) plane to Agartala from Ghaziabad on Sunday (May 25, 2025) to be sent across … Read more