Indian minister says 'no illegal immigrants' will be allowed to stay in Assam
During a visit to northeastern Assam state on Sunday, Indian Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah said his government "will not allow a single illegal immigarant to stay." There, a recent contentious citizenship register sparked uproar from the almost 2 million people who were excluded. The register, ...
India defends Assam citizenship register after U.N. criticism of 'stateless' status of 2 million
India's foreign ministry has again defended a controversial citizenship register in Assam state after criticism from the United Nations, saying the almost 2 million people excluded from the list would not become "stateless." India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) — which also runs Assam, in ...
Thousands in Assam state protest bill to grant citizenship to religious minorities except Muslims
Thousands of people in northeastern India protested Monday over a proposal to grant citizenship to religious minorities in the region, except Muslims, with critics attacking the bill as prejudiced and a sop to Hindus before elections. Protesters burned copies of the legislation in angry marches ...
India opens longest road-rail bridge in bid to bolster defense on China border
India on Tuesday opened its longest rail-road bridge in a poor northeastern state as part of efforts to boost defenses on its sensitive border with China. Prime Minister Narendra Modi drove an inaugural cavalcade along the 4.9-km (3-mile) Bogibeel bridge over the Brahmaputra river to ...
Is the specter of ethnic cleansing coming to India?
Some 4 million people, mainly Muslims, are at risk of disenfranchisement in India.
India vows justice as Muslims fear being left off border state Assam's citizen list
India said on Sunday people whose names are missing from a list of citizens to be issued by a border state this month will not be detained, amid concerns that Muslims will be targeted under the guise of detecting illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. "We will ...
