Turmoil in Bodoland

Assam is burning as I write this. Ethnic clashes between the Bodo tribes (Hindus) and “Bengali Muslims” (most of them being immigrants) have already consumed 41 lives and resulted in displacement of about 200,000 people from their homes. There are no railway connections now from other parts of the country to Guwahati, the state capital. Predictably, the Army has been called in to restore law and order. If one goes by the photos appearing in print and television media...

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