Indian state census presents tough choices on illegal immigration 

Nikkei Asian Review13 Comments

By Chaitanya Kalbag, Contributing writer NEW DELHI — India’s northeastern border state of Assam is waiting with trepidation for the results of a citizenship census that could have major political, sectarian and diplomatic consequences just months before the country’s next general election.  The National Register of Citizens, which will identify mostly Muslim immigrants from Bangladesh…

Assam- Over The Edge

12th May 1980, New Delhi4 Comments

Three documents seem to indicate that the Assam problem is not about to be easily solved. Intractable and increasingly aggressive, the Assam agitation last fortnight edged closer to ugly confrontation. The deadline for a Central government decision on the foreigners issue set by the All Assam Students Union (AASU) and the Gana Sangram Parishad (GSP)…