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In search of redressal
12 March 2020 3:10 PM GMTWeary of Foreign Tribunal involvement in NRC rollout across Assam, civil society groups are now appealing directly to the High Court for relief
Political reshuffle
27 Jan 2020 3:32 PM GMTWracked with internal turmoil following disastrous NRC rollout, Assam’s regional parties are shifting their rhetoric away from ‘Bangladeshi aliens’ to...
Elephant in the room
12 Jan 2020 3:28 PM GMTNRC rollout in Assam has divided communities and parties across Assam and is likely to do the same in other states that implement it
Vested interest at play
26 Nov 2019 3:25 PM GMTReflecting its stake in regional stability, China seeks to facilitate Rohingya repatriation from Bangladesh to Myanmar’s Rakhine province, pushing to...
Distressed Indian labourers abroad
21 March 2018 3:18 PM GMTMEA and state governments ought to be more proactive
Relations improving fast
10 March 2017 4:24 PM GMTEconomic collaboration between India, B’desh plays key role, writes Ashis Biswas.
ARSENIC CONTAMINATION IN RICE TO BE NEUTRALISED
8 Jan 2017 8:00 PM GMTResearchers in West Bengal have succeeded in developing a new strain of rice capable of resisting arsenic contamination in vast areas where the...
Rohingyas fleeing to India from Myanmar
22 Dec 2016 9:50 PM GMTRohingya Muslims fleeing from a recent crackdown in Myanmar are heading to India for safety in larger numbers than before. An estimated 40,000 of them...
Demonetisation cripples bilateral border trade
4 Dec 2016 6:17 PM GMTThe weakening of the rupee has been a standard feature in the post-demonetisation phase in whatever remains of the regular bilateral trade in areas...
Ethnic violence in Myanmar, Bangladesh
24 Nov 2016 8:28 PM GMTA disturbing trend of ethnic violence targeting minorities in Myanmar and Bangladesh in recent times is causing grave international concern.Myanmar...
Demonetisation hits north Bengal hard
22 Nov 2016 9:09 PM GMTNorth Bengal districts have been hit hard by the Centre’s demonetisation decision. In particular, agricultural production, the most important part of...
BIMSTEC collaboration: Stepping up growth
9 Nov 2016 10:17 PM GMTThere are positive signs of change in India’s East and Northeast regions. Bangladesh and Nepal have proposed small but significant steps to improve...