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Dr. Kaustubh Deka
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What Modi's government can learn from Assam's 60-year-old attempt to create a citizens' register
The process in the northeastern border state has been protracted and contentious, and is yet to be completed.
Dr. Kaustubh Deka
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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
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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The violence in Assam is about neither 'Hindu-Muslim' nor 'illegal Bangladeshi immigrants'
The Bodos form only 26% of the population in the area they want to carve out for their separate Bodo state. The other people who live there are protesting the dominance of a minority – and facing bullets for it.
Dr. Kaustubh Deka
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The North East paradox: high voter turnouts despite insurgency movements
Protest and participation co-exist as six constituencies in four North Eastern states go to the polls today.
Dr. Kaustubh Deka
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Why losing some Muslim votes is helping the Congress in Assam
Assam goes to the polls today. Four reasons why the Congress is sitting pretty in the state, which sends 14 representatives to the Lok Sabha.
Dr. Kaustubh Deka
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted