DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2017.v05i10.002

Pages: 1329-1333

The illegal Bangladeshi migration has remained a burning issue in Assam which has tremendously affected the demographic composition of the state over the years. The massive number of illegal migration from Bangladesh has not only disrupted the state’s economy, society, culture and politics but also made the entire part of North-Eastern region of India vulnerable due to the continuous influx of illegal movement, trade, trafficking and many other terrorist activities. Such a grave situation makes the issue of India’s national security a major concern for India. Moreover, displacing and depriving the state’s indigenous people from their own land, resources and rights by continuously grabbing land and resources by the illegal Bangladeshi migrants have posed such a dangerous threat to the people of Assam that there is rising fear among them that very soon the Bangladeshi dominated districts of Assam will be demanding for their merger with greater Bangladesh. Keeping in view of all such issues and concerns, this paper tries to analyse the current situation of Assam in the face of massive illegal Bangladeshi infiltration.