The Enclaves of the India-Bangladesh Border

ISBN-13: 9781032609058 / Twarda / 2023 / 200 str.

Rup Kumar Barman

Opis

This book examines the nature of statelessness in the India-Bangladesh enclaves. It traces the historical background and the causative factors for the origin and evolution of these enclaves in a specific geographical region of pre-colonial North Bengal.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. Enclaves, Statelessness, Statutes and Citizenship: A Conceptual Outline on India and Bangladesh 2. The Origin and Evolution of Enclaves in the Sub-Himalayan Bengal: A Historical Background 3. Geographical Location and Distribution of the Indo-Bangladeshi enclaves (1947-2015) 4. Statelessness and Proxy Citizenship in Bangladeshi Enclaves (1947-2015) 5. Indian Enclave-Dwellers: Experience of Statelessness and Struggle for Survival 6. Quest for Freedom from Statelessness 7. Border, Enclaves, Berubari and Adverse Possession: The Indo-Bangladesh Bilateral Relations 1949 to 2015 Conclusion

O autorze

Rup Kumar Barman is a Professor at the Department of History of Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.