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BJP's manouevre over Citizenship Bill alienates North East; goal of Hindu consolidation could prove illusory
Politics

BJP's manouevre over Citizenship Bill alienates North East; goal of Hindu consolidation could prove illusory

Though religious identities are important in the North East, they are interpenetrated by other identities based mainly on ethnic (often tribal) and linguistic solidarities, which is why the BJP’s Citizenship Bill, designed to consolidate Hindus outside the Hindutva constituency did not go down very well in the region

Myanmar grants over 7,000 national verification cards to people in Rakhine State
World

Myanmar grants over 7,000 national verification cards to people in Rakhine State

More than 7,000 people have been granted national verification cards (NVC) in Myanmar's Rakhine