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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 “ULFA: The Mirage of Dawn” (2023), “Rendezvous With Rebels: Journey to Meet India’s Most Wanted Men” (2014 ), “Lens & The Guerrilla: Insurgency in India’s Northeast” (2012), and Paresh Baruahr Sandhanot ( 2013 and in Assamese). He reports on India’s northeast and its border regions with Myanmar, Bhutan, China and Bangladesh. Follow him on X.
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October 27, 2022
India Boosts Its Border Infrastructure in Arunachal Pradesh
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Roads and bridges as well as "vibrant villages" are being constructed and upgraded to improve overland connectivity to the border with China.
October 17, 2022
Why is India’s Dibrugarh Perennially Under Threat of Erosion and Floods?
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Dibrugarh’s geography – it is a mix of flood plains, lakes, swamps, sandbars and highlands – makes it vulnerable to flooding.
September 30, 2022
India Initiates Measures to Tackle Floods From Glacial Lake Outbursts in Himalayas
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Several Indian states are vulnerable to glacial lake outbursts as there are 9,575 glaciers in the Himalayan region contiguous to the country.
September 12, 2022
Fresh Influx of Myanmar Nationals Into India’s Mizoram State
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Violent clashes between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army in the Chin state early this month triggered the exodus.
August 26, 2022
Government Cracks Down on Myanmar Refugees in Indian Border State
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
The arrest of scores of Myanmar nationals seems aimed at deterring others from entering Manipur.
August 05, 2022
Al-Qaida-Affiliated Terrorists in India Found With Sophisticated Communication App
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Officials say that the Ansarullah Bangla Team activists were equipped with military-grade apps made abroad.
July 25, 2022
New Research Raises Doubts Over Indian Government’s Clean Ganga Mission
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
The study reveals that despite the implementation of several schemes for cleaning the Ganga River, its lower reaches remain the most polluted.
July 06, 2022
Decapitation Video Points to Increasing Military Atrocities in Myanmar
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
The grisly video may have been purposefully leaked in order to terrorize civilians and deter them from supporting anti-regime resistance forces.
June 22, 2022
Smuggling of Exotic and Endangered Species From Myanmar Increasing
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Established routes used for trafficking drugs and gold from Myanmar into India are used to transport wildlife, say Indian government officials.
June 03, 2022
Why Are Rohingya Refugees Returning From India To Bangladesh?
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
India’s plans to put them in detention centers before deporting them to Myanmar is driving the reverse exodus.
May 20, 2022
Rains Submerge Infrastructure in India’s Northeast
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Will this be the fate too of roads and rails planned to link this landlocked region with South and Southeast Asia?
May 09, 2022
Drastic Decline in Insurgency in India’s Once-Restive Northeast
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
New Delhi’s carrot and stick policy toward insurgent groups is bearing fruit.