Angshuman Choudhury

3 days ago | frontline.thehindu.com | C.S. Venkiteswaran |Vaishna Roy |Angshuman Choudhury

Over the last one month, India has sent hundreds of supposed “illegal immigrants” across the border into Bangladesh. Exact figures are hard to come by, but media reports from Bangladesh claim that India has so far forcibly pushed 1,200 people into the country through the borders in Assam and West Bengal. The BJP-led Assam government has taken on a frontal role in this endeavour, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announcing the so-called operation in a press briefing on May 11.

1 month ago | frontline.thehindu.com | Gowhar Geelani |Vaishna Roy |Angshuman Choudhury

On May 10, 2025, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told reporters at a press briefing in Guwahati that the Indian government had now adopted a “push back” policy for undocumented immigrants from Bangladesh and Rohingya refugees. The announcement came amid reports in Bangladeshi media that the Assam government and the Border Security Force (BSF) had “pushed in” hundreds of undocumented persons into Bangladesh, including 78 in the Sundarbans area.