A group of eminent writers pen an open letter to the Indian government appealing for action to protect Bangladeshi Hindus.
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André Malraux on India and Bangladesh – Part 2
In the second installment of André Malraux's views on India and Bangladesh, Dileep Karanth translates an open letter written by André Malraux to the president of the USA, Richard Nixon. In the letter André Malraux questions the stand taken by the newly emerged superpower that the USA was, towards India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
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André Malraux on India and Bangladesh – Part 1
This is a translation of two web pages about the French writer André Malraux, and his views on India and Bangladesh.
Dileep Karanth brings to light the love and fascination that a misunderstood frenchman, André Malraux, had for India - not only the politically defined territories of India but also the civilisation; as his words to the students in Dacca prove.
The article attempts to understand the man and his ideologies and beliefs before delving into his love for India.
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Immigrants were once welcomed in Assam – Part 3
The complex relationship between how immigrants were once welcomed to the current state of resentment needs to be sorted for Assam's future.
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Immigrants were once welcomed in Assam – Part 2
Immigrants from current Bangladesh were invited during the colonial though things changed rapidly as we approached the partition and beyond.
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The Muslim birth rate
There is no indication that even one Muslim country will achieve a substantially lower growth rate than India's Hindu community within the next decades.
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Immigration from Bangladesh
Simmering communal tension in some of the border areas is one of the manifestations of the effects of large-scale illegal migration of Bangladeshi nationals who have slowly displaced or dispossessed the local population.