Spat over arrest of Indian envoy comes amid strained ties between India and US over China and Bangladesh among others.
![The fracas involving Devyani and her maid Sangeeta Richard has been building up for a while [Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2013121772735818734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Subir Bhaumik, a senior Fellow with Indian think-tank, Centre for Studies in International Relations & Development (CSIRD), is a former BBC correspondent and author
Spat over arrest of Indian envoy comes amid strained ties between India and US over China and Bangladesh among others.
![The fracas involving Devyani and her maid Sangeeta Richard has been building up for a while [Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2013121772735818734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Climate change, population increase set off water shortages in what was once the wettest place on earth.

Against the wishes of the powerful church, the eastern Indian state abolished prohibition this year.

In Tripura, residents say barbed-wire barrier keeping out migrants threatens livelihoods – and their cultural spirit.

Subhas Chandra Bose allegedly died in a mysterious plane crash in 1945, but many Indians believe it never happened.

In India, the Modi administration is courting world leaders in a bid to boost the country’s clout – and bottom line.

Survivors of ethnic bloodshed in restive Assam state decry government neglect and warn of more rebel attacks.
![More than 300,000 people have been internally displaced in Assam amid ethnic clashes [Biju Boro/Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/20151571819820580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Assam officials upset that WWII-era Stillwell Road won’t be used in transnational highway linking four Asian nations.
![India feels reopening Stillwell Road could be used against it during war with China [Pronib Dasa/Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014821122919822734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Tensions rise in northeast India as new leaders put the spotlight on illegal immigration from Bangladesh.
![Muslims are a majority in many districts bordering Bangladesh [Shib Shankar Chatterji/Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014623124624436734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Political rhetoric against Bangladesh on the issue of illegal migrants may strain relations between Dhaka and New Delhi.
![BJP's Narendra Modi has pledged to deport Bangladeshi immigrants from India if he comes to power [File - EPA]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014510142616681580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)