Voters queue at a polling station in Guwahati, Assam, on April 23. Photo: EPA Voters queue at a polling station in Guwahati, Assam, on April 23. Photo: EPA
Voters queue at a polling station in Guwahati, Assam, on April 23. Photo: EPA
Bangladesh
This Week in Asia /  Politics

Why Bangladesh is emerging as a point of contention in India’s elections

  • A controversial drive to register citizens in border states has been cast by New Delhi as justified action against illegal migration
  • But critics say it is a politically motivated power play designed to exploit divisions between Hindus and Muslims

Topic |   Bangladesh
Subir Bhaumik
Subir Bhaumik

Updated: 9:18pm, 13 May, 2019

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Voters queue at a polling station in Guwahati, Assam, on April 23. Photo: EPA Voters queue at a polling station in Guwahati, Assam, on April 23. Photo: EPA
Voters queue at a polling station in Guwahati, Assam, on April 23. Photo: EPA
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