Border Security

Two conferences organised by SEAN Publications in Chattogram and Dhaka brought together an unsettling mix of international preachers and Bangladeshi Islamist hardliners on 21st and 22nd August. SEAN Publication itself describes its seminar programme as part of an effort to build a “well-structured society” and a “welfare-oriented Islamic nation.” Its official programme lists Seminar 5 …

Continue reading "Kolkata-Based Mufti Shamail Nadwi Lectures at Bangladesh Seminars Alongside Hardliners Linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba and AQIS, Both Seminars Push “Shariah,” Curtailment of Women’s Rights and Rejection of Pluralistic Values"

A six-hour-long Dawah Conference was held at the Engineers’ Institute in Chattogram of Bangladesh on 26th July with the stated aim of increasing coordination and spreading Islamic awareness across the Indian subcontinent.   Among its most prominent participants was Maulana Khalilur Rahman Sajjad Nomani, spokesperson and senior member of the All India Muslim Personal Law …

Continue reading "Lucknow-Based AIMPLB Spokesperson Attends Chattagram Conference as Chief Guest Alongside Lashkar-e-Taiba and Al-Qaeda-Linked Islamists, Where Strategies for Islamisation, War Against India and the Cleansing of Bangladeshi Hindus Were Discussed"

The 7th August letter from N. Ashok Kumar, Chairman of the Joint Monitoring Group, the tripartite mechanism responsible for supervising and enforcing the ground rules of the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement, finally delivers a stern written warning to Kuki terrorist groups operating under the arrangement that is available on public domain. The message acknowledges …

Continue reading "Government Finally Moves to Enforce the Rule of Law on Kuki Terrorists Under the SoO Agreement After Three Years of Violence and 160 Lives Lost, But This Warning Too Will Remain an Empty Threat Unless the Structural Failures Behind Years of Impunity Are Fixed"

Bangladeshi authorities are holding Indian farmer Dipankar Gope after he was dragged across the international border on 7th August. His release has been linked to the demand that India free Tamiz Uddin, a Bangladeshi national believed to have links with a cross border smuggling network, who was detained by the BSF after entering India by …

Continue reading "Indian Farmer Dipankar Gope Abducted by Bangladeshi Mob While Working on His Land Near Jalpaiguri Border, Now Languishes in Bangladesh Prison As the Latest Victim Of Hostage-Style Coercion"

Muslim Preacher Md Abdullah of Mymensingh, Bangladesh, who has a following of over 1,84,000 on Facebook alone, has repeatedly used social media to express his intention to enter India, pursue large-scale conversion of Hindus in the Siliguri-Darjeeling region and establish well-entrenched networks with Muslims in Assam and Tripura. His profile : https://www.facebook.com/people/MD-Abdullah-20/61556257768571/ In a social …

Continue reading "Bangladeshi Preacher Md. Abdullah’s Mission in the Siliguri Chicken’s Neck and Outreach to Muslims of Assam and Tripura Raise Serious National Security Concerns"

In matters of border security, words do not remain words for long. Once amplified by foreign media, activist narratives can shape international perceptions, influence diplomatic discourse and undermine confidence in a nation’s sovereign right to enforce its laws. It is in this context that the recent statements made by the Kolkata-based Association for Protection of …

Continue reading "The APDR Record: False Deportation Claims to Bangladeshi Media, Reported Naxal Associations and the Revisionist Reframing of Anti-Hindu Violence"

India is in the process of restoring full visa services for Bangladeshi nationals after an 18-month restriction driven by security considerations. As of March 2026, the government has initiated a phased reopening that includes tourist, business and student visa categories. At first glance, this may appear to be a necessary correction that restores regional mobility, supports medical …

Continue reading "Systemic Gaps, Unchecked Overstays: Why India’s Visa Regime Isn’t Ready for Full Relaxation with Bangladesh in March 2026"

Gunfire echoed from near the Changsang Hill on the northeastern edge of Imphal Valley at around 9.30 a.m. of 20th March and once again, no one was held accountable. Suspected armed Kuki militants opened fire on Meitei villagers collecting firewood near Pukhao village under the watch of CRPF and Manipur Police personnel, laying bare not …

Continue reading "Gunfire Without Consequence: Suspected Kuki Extremists Open Fire on Meitei Villagers Gathering Firewood on Imphal Valley’s Eastern Edge"

Markets for military-grade weapons has moved beyond jungles, border trails and hidden depots into the digital realm in the Kuki-dominated districts of Manipur, where it is becoming disturbingly accessible. At the center of these allegations is a WhatsApp group brazenly titled “THAL ORDER”. According to sources familiar with its activity, the group functions less like a …

Continue reading "The WhatsApp Shadow Market for Cheap Military-Grade Weapons: How Illicit cross-border Arms Networks Exploit Divided Enforcement in Kuki-Dominated Regions of Manipur"