BORDERLANDS OF IDENTITY: MIGRATION, CULTURAL HYBRIDITY, CROSS-BORDER TERRORISM, AND THE IMPACT OF THE CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT BILL (CAB) IN INDIA, BANGLADESH, AND MYANMAR

The article examines the tilt between the border literature, migration, cultural hybridity and geopolitics in the context of India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, and elaborates on the paper by highlighting the phenomenon of cross border terrorism; Rohingya crisis and the utility of the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in Assam. The focal research problem is to explain why identity, migration and political processes configuration(s) the socio-cultural and geo-political aspects of these border regions. The themes addressed include theoretical frameworks of the study of borders, migration theories, the study of cultural hybridity, and the political implications of citizenship laws. The review methodologically synthesizes qualitative, quantitative studies with a particular focus on literary representations, case studies and policy analyses. A consensus around the function of borders in defining identity and an opposition on the effects of the CAB on the creation of ethnic identity and regional stability are identified as major trends. Second, the review concludes that although migrant and hybridity are more nuanced ways to think about borderlands, future research needs to explore the legacies of CAB, cross border terrorism, and geopolitics of refugee crises.