Introduction -- Refugee voices -- Contentious politics and refugee protests -- Camp militarization for state interests -- Strategic manipulation of refugees -- India's military intervention in Bangladesh, 1971 -- Conclusion
Summary
Partition and post-colonial migrations - sometimes voluntary, often forced - have created borders in South Asia that serve to oppress rather than protect. Migrants and refugees feel their real home lies beyond the border, and liberation struggles continue the quest for freedoms that have proven to be elusive for many. States scapegoat refugees as ""outsiders"" for their own ends, justifying the denial of their rights, while academic discourse on refugees represents them either as victims or as terrorists. Taking a stance against such projections, this book examines refugees' struggles for b
