India deports hundreds of Bengali Muslims to Bangladesh without due process: HRW

India’s BJP-led government has expelled hundreds of ethnic Bengali Muslims—many confirmed as Indian citizens—to Bangladesh without due process, falsely labelling them illegal immigrants. Human Rights Watch and the UN condemn these actions as violations of international law, citing coerced deportations, including at gunpoint, and systemic denial of legal recourse. The Hindu nationalist administration has intensified anti-Muslim operations, targeting even Rohingya refugees, under the guise of border control. Victims report abuse and forced crossings, reflecting a broader agenda to marginalise Muslim communities. These expulsions breach India’s human rights obligations and undermine its historic asylum legacy. Critics warn the campaign weaponises citizenship laws to entrench religious discrimination, with no accountability for wrongful deportations. The crisis exposes state-sanctioned Islamophobia under the BJP’s Hindu nationalist policies.

Ali Riaz is a Distinguished Professor at Illinois State University and a Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council. He joins us from Dhaka Bangladesh to discuss the latest developments.

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