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Bangladesh Migrants: A Threat to India is an effortmade by depicting real problems faced in IndoBangladesh Border. The biggest problem India isfacing is on the country's economy and securitydue to continuous migration from Bangladeshfrom British period till today for various factors.The rising population, nonavailability of land,unemployment including weak currency, floodsand cyclones, push Bangladeshis to India for abetter economic opportunity, good education andvarious Islamic interests. The large presence ofabout six crores of illegal Bangladeshi migrantshave posed maximum threat to India's security.India has failed to deal with the problem ofmigration which had involved political interests.The author, in his book has suggested variousmeasures with a wealth of information which willopen the eyes of political leaders to understandthe gravity of demographic changes noticed inIndian Border States. About The Author: The author was one of the first from the BSF tohave served as Addl. Director General in aparamilitary force. He remained deployed withthe troops in the extreme border of IndoBangladesh from 1971 till 1990.As DIG BSF Nagaland and Manipur and then asIG Border Security Force Shillong, he wasresponsible for the security of IndoBangladeshborder in Assam, Mizoram, Meghalaya andcounterinsurgency operations in Nagaland andManipur. He supervised the border fencing andfloodlighting in the borders of Assam, Mizoram,Meghalaya and some Char islands in riverBrahmaputra and 185 kms. of Jammu sector ofIndia Pakistan border. He was decorated with thePolice Medal for meritorious service, thePresidents Police Medal for Distinguished Serviceand the Injury Medal.He led a commando group which killed thechief of HarkatulAnsar named Abu Gazi (alias PirBawa) and chief of Al Faran, Matteen, operating inAnantnag was apprehended. Mateen was themastermind in abducting 13 foreign nationals inKashmir and killing them, the kingpin in the blastin Jammu parade ground and Jaipur Bus stand.