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News18
7 hours ago
- News18
How Assam Is Fighting Back In The 1,000-Year Demographic War Against India
Last Updated: Using a 1950 law, Assam has so far cleared more than 42,000 acres of encroached land and reportedly pushed back thousands of illegal Bangladesh and Rohingya infiltrators. In perhaps the bluntest way possible for any politician, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has made Assam a test case in countering the 1,000-year demographic war against India and over 100 years of spontaneous influx and targeted takeover of his state. Using a 1950 law, the Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act, the state government has so far cleared more than 42,000 acres (think 32,000 international-size football grounds) of encroached land and reportedly pushed back thousands of illegal Bangladesh and Rohingya infiltrators across the border. The Sarma's government is now planning to launch another major eviction drive in Golaghat to clear approximately 3,300 acres of land in the Rengma reserve forest at Assam's Uriamghat, bordering Nagaland. These came alongside Himanta Biswa Sarma's public statement that the Muslim population in the state had surged to 40 per cent now from 12 per cent in 1951. The drive has given voice to local marginalised tribes. Thousands of them gathered in Dhemaji district, Assam, carrying fire-torches and raising slogans of 'Bangladeshis go back". Demonstrators issued a 15-day ultimatum to illegal settlers in the forest to vacate the region, warning of consequences if the demands are not met. Assam, the rest of Northeast, West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Bihar have long been part of Al Qaeda and other Islamists' plan to create a greater Bangladesh and complete the green arc from sub-Saharan Africa to the Gulf to Af-Pak to central Asia, Kashmir and downwards. Rampant demographic takeover, Indian official slumber, and liberal whitewash of the threat have made things easy for the Islamists. But Sarma's counterattack should be a reminder of Assam's centuries-old glorious tradition of standing unconquered against invaders. Only after a decade of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre, the world is coming to know about Lachit Barphukan, Assam's iconic commander who had defeated the Mughal army in the Battle of Saraighat on the waters of Brahmaputra in March 1671. Even before that, Qutb ud-Din Aibak, soon after conquering Delhi, had dispatched Ikhtiyar al-Din Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khilji on a mission to central and eastern India. 'After conquering Bihar and Bengal in 1203 AD, Khilji headed for Assam. But such was the counter-attack by the Kamrup (Assam) king Viswasundardeva that Bakhtiyar Khilji somehow managed to get back to Bengal after his entire army was literally wiped out on the banks of the Brahmaputra. The Kamrup king's victory over the first-ever Muslim invaders of Assam has been recorded in a rock inscription at Kanai-Barasi-Bowa near Guwahati," writes veteran journalist Samudra Gupta Kashyap, who has recently authored a book titled, Assam's Great Heroes Who Fought the Muslim Invasions. It also mentions the heroism of kings and chiefs like Indra Narayan, Chakradhwaj, Nilambar, Chilarai, Indrapratap Narayan, Parikshit, Sonatan, Balinarayan, Madhusudan, Parasuram, Jadu Nayak, Susengpha, Momai-Tamuli Barbarua, Tangchu Sandikui and several others who had vanquished invaders who had superior firepower. Today, Sarma claims that land more than the area of Chandigarh has been freed from encroachers in Assam, and much more action is coming up. Assam could be the test case for the rest of Bharat, especially West Bengal, where demographic change encouraged by the ruling TMC could some day bring the state to the brink of a third, bloody Partition. Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Time of India
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- Time of India
Macron, Erdogan Close Ranks On Gaza: Anti-Israel ‘Alliance' Brewing After Palestine Move?
/ Jul 28, 2025, 07:31AM IST Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and French President Emmanuel Macron held a phone call to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Erdogan expressed deep concern and urged international intervention while reiterating the need for a long-term resolution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Macron recently announced plans to formally recognize Palestine, a move that has drawn criticism from the U.S. and Israel.#Macron #Erdogan #GazaCrisis #Palestine #IsraelPalestine #MiddleEastPeace #TwoStateSolution #HumanitarianCrisis #Turkey #France #InternationalRelations #DonaldTrump #USPolitics
The Hindu
3 days ago
- The Hindu
NIA chargesheets key accused in case relating to sharing of IS content online
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday chargesheeted a key accused in an IS radicalisation and conspiracy case of Tamil Nadu. The accused, A. Alfasith, hailing from Mayiladuthurai district, has been chargesheeted under Sections 153A and 505 of the Indian Penal Code, and Sections 13 and 39 of UAPA Act before the NIA Special Court in Poonamallee. Alfasith was closely associated with radicalised Islamists and die-hard supporters of IS, including Mohemmed Ashik and Sathik Batcha, who were involved in several terror-related cases in Tamil Nadu, the NIA alleged. In a press release, NIA said during investigation, it found sufficient evidence establishing that Alfasith and his associates circulated incriminating IS-related videos, documents, and images through social media platforms, targeting hundreds of young Muslim boys. They had created several WhatsApp and Telegram groups, such as 'Islamic State' and 'Black Flag Soldiers,' to promote unlawful activities threatening the unity, security, and communal harmony of the country. Their agenda was to spread IS ideology and radicalise the vulnerable youth. Investigations further revealed that Alfasith followed the activities of the global terrorist group IS and had downloaded incriminating videos and documents from an IS-operated Telegram Channel 'nashida33' (Al Wala Val Baro). NIA is continuing with its investigation to uncover the larger conspiracy behind the case.
