Immigration

Bangladeshi Abdul K. Choudhury Arrested From Cooch Behar of West Bengal After Living For 15 Years Disguised As A Sadhu

Bangladeshi National Abdul Khayer Choudhury had lived in India under the guise of a Hindu holy man for 15 years, travelling across the country, gathering disciples and practising faith-based rituals and traditional healing. His remarkable run came to an abrupt end not through a sophisticated intelligence operation, but through the questions of ordinary residents at …

Manipur’s NRC : Building a Register That Can Withstand History, Law and Conflict

The proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Manipur is being presented as a means of identifying citizens and addressing concerns over undocumented migration. But identifying citizens is only one part of the challenge. The greater question is whether the government can create a register that is legally defensible, administratively credible and trusted by communities …