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Andrés Ramírez Gossler, Facundo Schinnea - eCommerce Day Chile 2024
Northeast India Conflict: Bodos vs Bengalis
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Contents
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Introduction
Seed of conflict
Clashes
Number of deaths
Indian government
position.
Facts of conflict
Impact of Cross-
Border Migration
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Hopes and Strategies
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It's in the Northeast of India and
shares international borders
with Bhutan and Bangladesh.
The area is 78,438 square
kilometers.
There are several indigenous
tribes (races), they are two
groups: Bodo and Bengalis.
Introduction
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According to provisional
Indian statistics for 2011, The
population is over 31 million.
Religions are
Hinduism, Islam, Christianity,
Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism
and other religious
communities.
Jobs are for woman plucking
tea leaves and for men
architectural works, pottery
and terracotta work.
Introduction
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Temples are
Kamakhya, Nabagraha, U
mananda, Mahabhairab
(the oldest one) and Da-
Parbatia.
Mosques are Poa-Mecca
and Panbari.
Introduction
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Various historical developments since the
occupation of Assam by the British in 1826.
This violence is back to year 1952 between Bodo
tribe and ethnic Bengali Muslim settlers.
The immediate cause of the riots was the targeted
killings of four Bodo men by Bangladeshi Muslims.
The seed of conflict
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The first clash was in 1952.
The subsequent violent clashes occurred in 1979-
1985, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1998 and 2008.
The last clash was on 20th July 2012.
Clashes
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There were between 19 to 38 deaths in July 2012.
On 8th Aug 2012 there were 77 deaths in one clash.
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Number of deaths on both sides
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The government was too slow to respond to the
violence.
The government promised to spend 300 million
Rupees in rehabilitation and development aid.
Assam government responded on 23rd July 2012 and
sent the army.
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The Indian government position
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1. The history records continuing violence.
2. A peace accord was signed, but issues remain
unresolved.
3. Illegal immigration remains a grey area.
4. Prevalence of the arms.
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Facts for the conflict
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The Bodos is the biggest tribal group in Assam, have
had bitter clashes with the Muslim "settlers".
The violence took place around the rapid growth of
the Muslim population areas.
Ethnic conflicts contributed to deepen insecurities
among the Bodos with Muslims.
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History records continuing violence
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The first peace accord with the Bodo Liberation
Tigers in 1993 was failed.
The Assam government and the Centre signed a
second peace accord in 2003.
The Bodos got the political power through the
autonomy granted by a peace accord.
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The peace accord
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The violence started because :
1. The Bodos' destruction of a mosque.
2. The killing of some Bodos' men by Muslims.
The Bodos accuse Muslim settlers of support illegal
immigrants.
The Muslims live partly on forest land.
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Illegal immigration remains a grey area
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A Hindu survivor confirmed that Bodo's held
weapons.
100 illegal weapons have been seized from Bodos.
Muslims believe that Bodos will drive them out of
the region.
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Prevalence of the arms
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The immigration from Bangladesh changed
demographics status, leading to
social, economic, and political tensions.
Bodo leaders in Assam assert that Muslims impose
their culture and religion in the area.
Assam state facing “external aggression and
internal disturbance”.
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Impact of Cross-Border
Migration from Bangladesh
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Indian and Bangladeshi Muslims establishing a site
on internet for donation.
Some Arabian stats send relief aids to Assam
Muslims.
The international society turns back to Muslims in
Assam.
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International society represented by U.N. must
send international forces to separate the two groups.
Giving the peace talk a chance to succeed by the
presence of U.N. secretary.
Sending urgent relief aids to relax the groups.
Ensuring the two groups of fulfilling their hopes.
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Hopes and strategies to
solve the conflict