Pallab Bhattacharya

Pallab Bhattacharya is a special correspondent for The Daily Star.

Will BJP’s infiltration pitch in Bengal and Assam pay off?

Infiltration from India’s border with Bangladesh has become a key component of Bharatiya Janata Party’s strategy for state assembly elections.

1w ago

Of human migration and citizenship in Assam

The petitioner’s claim was that granting citizenship to immigrants claiming entry before March 25, 1971, was harming Assam’s identity.

2w ago

Jaishankar’s Islamabad visit and the future of India-Pakistan ties

Ten years is a long time in India-Pakistan relations, which are often prone to fits and starts.

1m ago

Why is the BJP playing the 'Bangladeshi infiltrator' card?

BJP is making infiltration an election campaign plank in Santhal Parganas and Kolhan.

1m ago

India draws roadmap for textile revamp

India has drawn up a roadmap for generating 4.5-6 crore jobs in the textile sector by 2030 to make its market size grow to $350 billion from around $165 billion at present, India’s Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh said.

1m ago

Former Indian high commissioners call for engagement between Bangladesh, India

In separate interviews with The Daily Star over the weekend, Deb Mukharji and Veena Sikri addressed various issues, including the question of the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina

1m ago

Kejriwal’s bail, resignation and the road ahead

Kejriwal’s reasoning for his resignation has raised at least two questions.

1m ago

Will India learn anything from the Wayanad Tragedy?

Environmental scientists have attributed the landslides to a combination of loss of forest cover due to unregulated infrastructure development.

3m ago
November 1, 2024
November 1, 2024

Will BJP’s infiltration pitch in Bengal and Assam pay off?

Infiltration from India’s border with Bangladesh has become a key component of Bharatiya Janata Party’s strategy for state assembly elections.

October 25, 2024
October 25, 2024

Of human migration and citizenship in Assam

The petitioner’s claim was that granting citizenship to immigrants claiming entry before March 25, 1971, was harming Assam’s identity.

October 6, 2024
October 6, 2024

Jaishankar’s Islamabad visit and the future of India-Pakistan ties

Ten years is a long time in India-Pakistan relations, which are often prone to fits and starts.

September 29, 2024
September 29, 2024

Why is the BJP playing the 'Bangladeshi infiltrator' card?

BJP is making infiltration an election campaign plank in Santhal Parganas and Kolhan.

September 29, 2024
September 29, 2024

India draws roadmap for textile revamp

India has drawn up a roadmap for generating 4.5-6 crore jobs in the textile sector by 2030 to make its market size grow to $350 billion from around $165 billion at present, India’s Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh said.

September 23, 2024
September 23, 2024

Former Indian high commissioners call for engagement between Bangladesh, India

In separate interviews with The Daily Star over the weekend, Deb Mukharji and Veena Sikri addressed various issues, including the question of the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina

September 15, 2024
September 15, 2024

Kejriwal’s bail, resignation and the road ahead

Kejriwal’s reasoning for his resignation has raised at least two questions.

August 5, 2024
August 5, 2024

Will India learn anything from the Wayanad Tragedy?

Environmental scientists have attributed the landslides to a combination of loss of forest cover due to unregulated infrastructure development.

July 29, 2024
July 29, 2024

First budget of Modi govt 3.0: Political exigencies and beyond

India’s annual budget is always as much an economic statement as it is political.

July 4, 2024
July 4, 2024

What led to the deadly stampede in India’s Hathras?

Tragedy unfolded in Hathras in India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh on July 2, when at least 123 people perished in a stampede that broke out at a religious congregation.