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Assam
January 07, 2020
Assam’s Women at the Frontline of Protests Against India’s New Citizenship Law
By StoriesAsia
Women in the Indian state of Assam are making their voices heard.
December 16, 2019
Frustrations Flare in India’s Northeast Over Citizenship Bill
By Nicholas Muller
Protests, internet blackouts, and curfews in India’s Northeast followed passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill.
December 14, 2019
Violence in India’s Northeast Forces Delay of Japanese Prime Minister Visit
By Associated Press
Japanese PM Abe postponed a planned summit with Modi in Assam and Manipur, where protests are raging.
December 13, 2019
Indian Police Kill 2 Protesters Defying Curfew in Assam
By Associated Press
Protesters in Assam denounced a new bill allowing migrants fleeing religious persecution to become citizens.
November 25, 2019
Foreign Journalists Still Awaiting Permission To Visit the Indian State of Assam
By StoriesAsia
The move is in reaction to Indian government concerns over foreign media coverage.
October 07, 2019
India’s Northeast Erupts in Protest Against Plan to Amend Citizenship Laws
By StoriesAsia
Controversy persists over the National Register of Citizens and its ensuing implementation.
October 03, 2019
The NRC and India’s Unfinished Partition
By Grant Wyeth
The ongoing ideological struggle over Indian nationhood surfaced with Assam’s National Register of Citizens.
September 03, 2019
Confirming Fears, India’s Citizens Register Excludes Nearly 2 Million: What Next?
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
The lives of nearly 2 million in Northeast India are thrown into uncertainty.
August 30, 2019
Will India Become the Home of the Largest Number of Stateless People?
By Rudabeh Shahid, Champa Patel and Ravi Hemadri
International pressure to ensure India fully respects the rights of all its people is urgently needed.
August 30, 2019
BJP Concerned Over NRC in Assam, But Wants Register Across India
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
The National Register of Citizens project in India remains mired in controversy.
August 15, 2019
Has Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh Put Down Roots in India’s Northeast?
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Transnational terror groups remain a challenge for India.
July 24, 2019
India’s Northeast On High Alert Against Japanese Encephalitis
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Regular flooding is sparking a public health crisis.