Wasbir Hussain is an Indian journalist, author, and political commentator specializing in peace, security and development in Northeast India.
[citation needed] Besides, his writings on security issues concerning India's Northeast and its surrounding foreign neighbours appear regularly in strategic affairs think tanks and journals.
"[5] A review by Sanjana Chappalli in South Asia Research, despite finding the book "a little one-sided" for presenting "the migrant population as contributing to conflict and security problems," acknowledges the effort to focus on displacement and migration, including in how "this volume directs the gaze upon lesser known migrant communities - the Lhotsampas following their eviction from Bhutan, the Bihari Muslims in Bangladesh, the Burmese Rohingayas in Bangladesh, and the internally displaced people in Sri Lanka.
"[8] Amrit Jyoti Mahanta writes in a review of the book in The Hindu, "To his credit, the author refrains from judgmental statements while narrating the incidents.
Apart from pointing out various related issues like economic hardship (except in the case of a fortunate few) and at times loneliness (ostracized by a panic-stricken society), he argues for some urgent necessities like professional counselling to the shocked family members.
"[15] Some of the books Hussain has authored or edited touches on issues of communal harmony and has succeeded in highlighting the devastating impact of violence and insurgency.