This paper is about the inhabitants of a small village in Bangladesh, which lies on the border with the Indian state of Assam. Due to an Indo-Bangladesh agreement, inhabitants are confronted with losing their agricultural lands. In addition, since 2010, the Border Security Force of India (BSF) impedes residents in approaching their gardens, an action that has led to repeated confrontations between the BSF and the villagers. Both threats instigate high levels of fear among the residents. However, their hopes are also high. How can we explain equally high levels of fear and hope among the residents? I suggest that the simultaneous surfacing of fear and hope sheds light on “bipolar” state practices on the ground (i.e., at the same time targeting and protecting lives), as well as the entanglement of the existential and the political (i.e., vulnerability and a demand for recognition) in the everyday lives of the residents.

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在孟加拉-阿萨姆邦边境的恐惧与希望之间

这篇论文是关于孟加拉国一个小村庄的居民，该村庄位于印度阿萨姆邦的边界上。由于印孟协议，居民面临失去农业用地的问题。此外，自 2010 年以来，印度边境安全部队 (BSF) 阻止居民接近他们的花园，这一行动导致 BSF 与村民之间多次发生对抗。这两种威胁都在居民中激起了高度的恐惧。然而，他们的希望也很高。我们如何解释居民中同样高度的恐惧和希望？我认为恐惧和希望的同时出现揭示了实地的“两极”国家实践（即，同时瞄准和保护生命），以及存在主义和政治的纠缠（即，