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The Plights Of The Stateless Chakmas of Arunachal Pradesh

Categories: South Asia, India, Ethnicity & Race, Governance, Human Rights, Refugees

Paritosh Chakma [1] recently visited Chakma villages in Papumpare district of the Indian State of Arunachal Pradesh and wrote about their plights. Thousands of Chakma refugees were transferred to the Chakma Settlement Areas in this region during 1964-69 and most of them still remain stateless.