Migration Debate
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There are 100,000 ‘irregular’ Indian immigrants in the UK – but repatriating them home isn’t easy
The matter is complicated by a lack of current and credible data of irregular Indian immigrants in Britain.
Divya Balan & Sifra Lentin
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Has Bangladesh’s economic rise taken the wind out of the NRC narrative?
The final NRC data seems to have belied myths about both the quantum of migration from Bangladesh as well as the religious affilitation of the migrants.
Shoaib Daniyal
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175 lakh Indians now live abroad even as the number of migrants into the country drops
India is the leading country of origin for international migrants.
Nithya Subramanian
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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The surprising ways in which global migration can actually contribute to sustainable development
Migration is at an all-time high and is largely viewed as a challenge – but if handled well, it can actually be an opportunity.
Lori Hunter, Clara Brandi, Mark Stafford Smith, John Connell, Kathleen Hermans & Jens Newig
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How far can Europe push back its borders? The case of France in Niger
Emmanuel Macron announced last year that France would create ‘hotspots’ in the Sahel-Sahara region to sort out potential refugees.
Virginie Grzelczyk, The Conversation
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In South Asia, women bear the brunt of climate-induced migration
Women who migrate for work are vulnerable to abuse, trafficking while the burden of responsibilities on those those left behind is also huge.
Manipadma Jena
Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Assam’s search for its ‘original inhabitants’ returns a key question: Who is Assamese, anyway?
The state is caught in layers of indigeneity as it updates the National Register of Citizens to weed out illegal Bangladeshis.
Ipsita Chakravarty
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Bengali Muslims who migrated to Assam in 1871 are not 'illegal Bangladeshis'
The Indian government has tried to count the number of "illegal Bangladeshi immigrants' and failed. Most Bengali-speaking Muslims in Assam and Bengal have a history going back to the 1860s.
Dr. Kaustubh Deka
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BJP leaders warn illegal Bangladeshis to leave, but census figures refute the myth of large-scale infiltration
Rate of growth of Assam's population has been declining since 1971.
Dr. Kaustubh Deka
The Reel
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