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一 |     As India's state police flagged concerns over possible demographic changes along India's border, a former Additional Director General of Border Security Force (BSF) told Sputnik that the demographic composition in the area is not likely to be affected in the near future.,Sanjiv Krishan Sood, the ex-Additional DG, made the remarks days after a report published in the Indian media said that police in Assam and Uttar Pradesh had sounded the alarm over the growing population along India's border with Nepal and Bangladesh.,The report cited Assam Police as saying that the growth in population from 2011 to 2021 has increased 31.45 percent in its border areas, exceeding the projected 12.5-13.54 percent along the 10 kilometer border between Assam and Bangladesh.,However, the figures have not been officially confirmed.,"The borders are porous. There are several villages that are located beyond the fence but in Indian territory. (India-Bangladesh do fencing 150 yards before the zero borders). And, trans-border movement does happen sometimes. But saying that the geographic or demographic composition of the area has changed due to this movement is not a correct thing," Sood said.,This is not the first time when such concerns have been raised.,Last year in November, India's Border Security Force (BSF) Director General said that over a period of time, there had been a demographic change in Assam, West Bengal, which was "upsetting to a great degree." He added that even the voting pattern had allegedly changed.,Elaborating on that, Sood noted that the "change in demography on papers was noticed in 1971," when the country of Bangladesh was created, because "many refugees chose to stay in Indian territory.","But, I'm not sure if it is happening now. If somebody wants to come to India, why will they settle in those underdeveloped border areas? There is no point. Economic benefit, infrastructure and employment opportunity, at those areas is as minimal as (it is on ) the other side of the border," Sood stressed.,Assam Police also said that there had been an increase in the number of mosques along the border. Uttar Pradesh Police in a document said out of its 1,047 villages in seven border districts, in the past five years, there has been a 25 percent rise of mosques and madrasas along the border district.,On this, Sood said that perhaps there could have been an increase in the number of madrasas in the border areas. In that case, the government should prioritize setting up government schools.,"Most of the border areas do not have proper schools. If mainstream schools are set up, parents will send their kids to these schools," he added.,The former officer said that he was surprised that BSF is submitting or talking about demographic reports since the force's primary work is to "promote a sense of security amongst border population and secondly to prevent border crime, including trafficking, smuggling and illegal migration.","It is not BSF's work to check demography. We never did that, our intelligence branch may have done. But this is not a mandated task," Sood added.。    (ECNS) -- China’s coffee retail market is worth more than 200 billion yuan ($29.7 billion) annually and is growing at about 20% a year, Zhang Hong, president of the Asian Coffee Association, said at the 2026 Hainan International Coffee Expo in Haikou.    Hainan’s free trade policies could offer global coffee suppliers a new route into the Chinese market, Zhang said.    Official trade data point to rising demand. China rose from Ethiopia’s seventh-largest coffee export market two years ago to its third-largest in the 2025-2026 fiscal year, behind only Saudi Arabia and Germany. Ethiopia shipped 47,836 metric tons of coffee worth $347 million to China during the period, up about 40% in volume and 58% in value.    China's imports of Colombian coffee have also risen by about 105% over the past four years.    Most coffee entering China currently comes through eastern ports such as Shanghai. Since 2025, unroasted coffee has been included in the Hainan Free Trade Port's zero-tariff list for raw and auxiliary materials.    Under the policy, eligible businesses can import green coffee beans free of import tariffs, value‑added tax on imports and consumption tax. Eligible products processed in Hainan with at least 30% value added can also enter the Chinese mainland free of import tariffs.    (By Intern Yang Hongran, Zhang Dongfang)                         。

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