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Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Rajeev Bhattacharyya is a senior journalist in Assam in India’s northeast.
Rajeev Bhattacharya is a senior journalist in Assam in India’s northeast. He has worked with The Telegraph, The Indian Express, The Times of India and Times Now, and was the managing editor of Seven Sisters Post. He is a Chevening Fellow and author of “Rendezvous With Rebels: Journey to Meet India’s Most Wanted Men” and “Lens & The Guerrilla: Insurgency in India’s Northeast.” He reports on India’s northeast and its border regions with Myanmar, Bhutan, China and Bangladesh.
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January 03, 2022
Indian Rebel Outfits Regrouping in Myanmar Again
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
The Tatmadaw is deploying India's northeastern separatist groups in its fight against anti-junta resistance.
December 14, 2021
Calls for Repealing AFSPA Grow Louder in India’s Northeast
By Rajeev Bhattacharya
The Indian Army’s killing of innocent civilians in Nagaland has triggered angry protests in the region.
December 08, 2021
The Unsung Indian Heroes of Bangladesh’s Liberation War
By Rajeev Bhattacharya
Several police officers from Assam trained the Mukti Bahini in guerrilla warfare in the run-up to the war.
November 18, 2021
Calls for Fencing the India-Myanmar Border Gather Steam Again
By Rajeev Bhattacharya
A deadly ambush of an Indian paramilitary convoy in Manipur by two separatist groups was reportedly planned and implemented from bases in Myanmar.
November 03, 2021
Communal Violence in Bangladesh Echoes in India’s Tripura
By Rajeev Bhattacharya
Violence targeting Muslims is a recent occurrence in this northeast Indian state.
October 15, 2021
Indian Parliamentary Panel Pitches for Inter-Linking of Rivers
By Rajeev Bhattacharya
However, it has sounded the alarm on the building of dams in Arunachal Pradesh.
October 07, 2021
Assam Government’s Eviction Drive Kicks Up Controversy
By Rajeev Bhattacharya
The government has promised to relocate those displaced by the eviction drive.
September 23, 2021
Vaccination in an Indian Border District: Against All Odds
By Rajeev Bhattacharya
Treacherous terrain, poor connectivity, and low population density makes the vaccination drive in Arunachal Pradesh’s Dibang Valley extremely challenging.
September 03, 2021
The Brahmaputra’s Raging Waters Wreak Havoc in Assam
By Rajeev Bhattacharya
Around half-a-million people have been impacted by the floods.
August 18, 2021
Bangladesh Remains Main Source of Infiltrations Into India
By Rajeev Bhattacharya
India’s multipronged approach to reducing infiltration from Bangladesh includes the construction of a border fence.
August 05, 2021
Why Are Two of India’s ‘Seven Sisters’ Shooting at Each Other?
By Rajeev Bhattacharya
A border dispute between Assam and Mizoram in India’s Northeast recently erupted into violence.
July 21, 2021
Illicit Sale of Kidneys is Thriving in Assam
By Rajeev Bhattacharya
Demand for kidneys far exceeds supply, creating a thriving Indian black market in the vital organs.