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On the edge of Chandola Lake, amid rubble and broken dreams. Thousands , mostly Muslims were left homeless, falsely branded “Bangladeshis,” despite decades of living there. Over 7,000 homes in Ahmedabad were demolished overnight in an anti-encroachment drive. At 1 AM, I sat

Bangladesh media reporting yet another disturbing case of forced return by India of 5 individuals across a riverine border. Authorities allegedly beat them up & “tied empty plastic bottles around [their] waists so [they] would float to the border.” bdnews24.com/bangladesh/219…

Best Judge the Supreme Court has seen in the recent times. Really sad about his retirement. Thank you Justice Oka for defending the Constitution fiercely. Your legacy will be recorded in golden words in the annals of judicial history.

How India's new immigration law widens the space for expulsion of foreigners, undocumented migrants & vulnerable refugees. Aashish Yadav & I write for The Indian Express. indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

BJP's post depicting Amit Shah standing with a cauliflower invokes gory memories of 1989 Bhagalpur massacre let by police officer killing 116 Muslims, their bodies were buried & cauliflower saplings were sown on their mass graves to cover up the killings. altnews.in/after-maoist-d…

SPOTLIGHT | What is the legal basis of India’s pushback policy at the borders? While India, as a sovereign state, has the right to remove undocumented foreigners from its territory, it must follow due process. Angshuman Choudhury writes. frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/hum…

“The Tangkhul Katamnao Saklong (TKS), an apex student body, condemned thedisplay of the flag and said it was a “deliberate political provocation” and “an insult” to the identity, culture, and territorial sanctity of Tangkhul Nagas.” thehindu.com/news/national/…

An entire doctoral thesis can be written around how Owaisi suddenly transformed into a darling of the RW – the same ecosystem that once never missed an opportunity to throw muck at him. I’m wondering if this is a permanent & irreversible shift.

A subtle but brilliant move by the gov to highlight the benefits of digital India during the PM’s address. Masterstroke.

This Tharoor video is from Sep 2024 at JLF New York. Before Trump came to power for the second time. I doubt he’ll say such things today on American soil. Full video: asiasociety.org/video/jlf-2024…

Alarming reports coming in of Assam police detaining hundreds of people across the state on charges of being “illegal Bangladeshis”. According to Prag News, around 2000 have been picked up so far. Follows similar crackdowns in other states across India.

Police in Guwahati detained people for hours in a midnight crackdown ignoring the 1951 NRC documents, voter lists and without any investigation. Majority of them are released. "We are contemplating filing a defamation case,” said a victim. scroll.in/latest/1082769…

ASEAN has an amazing ability to completely ignore what is happening in Myanmar when making Myanmar policy. Instead it creates its imagined reality where there is a ceasefire that can be extended, a mythical 5 point consensus, and where dialogue with the military works.

WHAT IS THAT AT 0:54??

My piece on how the Supreme Court of India has persistently refused to recognise the Rohingya refugees as victims of violence and persecution in Myanmar. thequint.com/opinion/indias…

In most cases, the second box (service updates & offers on WhatsApp) is optional for private WiFi services. But in some Adani-operated airports, such as Guwahati, it seems to be mandatory in order to receive the OTP 🤔

“I was born here, my father and mother were also born here,” the man told reporters on Saturday in Assam before being taken to Matia detention centre. scroll.in/article/108283… He and the others are reported to be in no man’s land, between the two countries. Rokibuz Zaman

Anthony Bourdain in Palestine, 2013

Two Muslim women, who were forced into the no man’s land between India and Bangladesh by the BSF, have returned to their homes. “We were terrified and stayed in an open field in no man’s land the whole day in the scorching heat,” Rahima told Scroll.in scroll.in/article/108303…