National Security

The detention of seven suspected Kuki militants, including a church leader, by personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force’s CoBRA unit near Chawangkining village in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on 19th September was followed by violent protests, road blockades and demands for their immediate release. From Protest to Coercion: How Violence Paralyzed NH-2 The seven detainees …

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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 …

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    Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Losii Dikho, accompanied by eight other Naga legislators, has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanding immediate action against Kuki-Zo political leaders and armed-group operatives allegedly involved in attacks on Naga civilians. In a strongly worded appeal, the legislators demand the arrest of Kuki-Zo leaders whom they deem …

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With more than 17,400 followers on X, Voice of Bangladeshi Hindus (@HinduUnityBD) has become one of the most prominent social-media accounts documenting alleged atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh and warning Indian citizens and authorities about potential security threats emanating from across the border. The account has repeatedly faced threats from Islamists and platform attacks, including …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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More than 200 Indian men publicly declared themselves ready for “a serious relationship” with a complete stranger on social media. They did not know who she really was or whether the photographs were genuine. Yet many were willing to establish a personal relationship with her. That should concern every Indian. A profile operating under the …

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