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Himanta Biswa Sarma, BJP leader and Assam Finance Minister, during an election rally at Golokganj in Dhubri district on April 2.

The communal narrative in the Assam Assembly election

The BJP’s obstinate stand on the CAA, the resentment of those excluded from the NRC list and the unity of the opposition threaten to undermine its eff
Sushanta Talukdar in Guwahati
Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Nationwide NRC: Roll of contention

The government’s plans for a nationwide NRC and new citizenship laws lead to a fresh round of protests in Assam and other north-eastern States.
Sushanta Talukdar in Guwahati
On the way to check her family’s name in the final NRC list in Pabhokathi village of Assam’s Morigaon district, on August 31.

National Register of Citizens in Assam: Trauma of exclusion

Myriads of allegations of wrongful exclusion and inclusion mar the exercise of finalising the National Register of Citizens in Assam.
By Sushanta Talukdar in Guwahati
The site of the 2,000-MW Lower Subansiri project. A file picture.

Dams and danger

The Cabinet Committee’s clearance for the Dibang Multipurpose Project and the National Green Tribunal’s go-ahead for the Lower Subansiri project in Ar
Sushanta Talukdar in Guwahati
Activists of the Assam Jatiya Yuba Chatra Parishad celebrate after the Citizenship Amendment Bill lapsed, in Guwahati on February 13.

A tug of war

The BJP is determined to push the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, but regional outfits in the north-eastern States continue to put up a united front aga
Sushanta Talukdar in Guwahati
Congress workers in Assam taking out a procession to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in Guwahati, on January 7.

Subverting an accord

Protests rock Assam and other north-eastern States as the Centre plans to amend citizenship laws in order to grant legitimacy to illegal immigrants.
Sushanta Talukdar in Guwahati

Negative twist

The North East Industrial Development Scheme downgrades the industrial policy for the region to a mere Central sector scheme by limiting the scope for
SUSHANTA TALUKDAR in Guwahati
Shillong: Congress President Rahul Gandhi with Chief Minister of Meghlaya Mukul Sangma at a musical evening “celebration of Peace ” ahead of State Assembly election in Shillong on Tuesday. PTI Photo (PTI1_30_2018_000212A)

Intense battle

Meghalaya is all set to witness a close contest between the ruling Congress and a BJP-regional parties combine.
SUSHANTA TALUKDAR in Guwahati
A man looks for his name on the first draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Guwahati in the Indian state of Assam on January 1, 2018. Around 13 million people in northeastern India's Assam woke up to uncertainty on January 1 after the release of an official citizenship registry with names of only 19 million of the state's over 32 million residents. The national registry of citizens (NRC) has been in works for years, after strident, decades long demands by many local groups to identify and evict 'illegal foreigners' settling in the state. / AFP PHOTO / -

The question of belonging

The first draft of the National Register of Citizens raises concerns in Assam, and the Sangh Parivar is trying hard to shift the focus of the Assamese
SUSHANTA TALUKDAR in Guwahati
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Assam’s sorrow

Unprecedented floods cause devastation to life and property in 29 districts of the State, reviving the opposition to a mega dam project in neighbourin
SUSHANTA TALUKDAR in Guwahati
GUWAHATI-25-02-2008 : (POTATO CULTIVATION BY WOMEN) Women workers cleaning potato fields in Bamundi village under Berpata district of Assam on Monday, February 25, 2008.The Asom Unnati Sabha recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Guwahati Marketing Company, which will help the Sabha market the potato in the State. The Sabha, a close associate of the All Assam Students Union (AASU), had already started potato cultivation in composite farming system at about 5000 bighas of land in various parts of the Barpeta district in Lower Assam.The Sabha to ensure self-employment generation among the youth of the State and thereby improving the standard of living. A good number of women and girls are also engaged in the farming process. PHOTO: RITU_RAJ_KONWAR GUWAHATI-25-02-2008 : (POTATO CULTIVATION BY WOMEN) Women workers cleaning potato fields in Bamundi village under Berpata district of Assam on Monday, February 25, 2008.The Asom Unnati Sabha recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Guwahati Marketing Company, which will help the Sabha market the potato in the State. The Sabha, a close associate of the All Assam Students Union (AASU), had already started potato cultivation in composite farming system at about 5000 bighas of land in various parts of the Barpeta district in Lower Assam.The Sabha to ensure self-employment generation among the youth of the State and thereby improving the standard of living. A good number of women and girls are also engaged in the farming process. PHOTO: RITU_RAJ_KONWAR - caption

Assam’s hot potato

Rising costs and price collapse force the State’s farmers into distress selling.
SUSHANTA TALUKDAR in Guwahati
ATTN. PIX FOR STORY Two Tiwa tribal girls walk along with their grand mother in Bormarjong village in Karbi Anglong district of Assam. PHOTO: RITU_RAJ_KONWAR ATTN. PIX FOR STORY Two Tiwa tribal girls walk along with their grand mother in Bormarjong village in Karbi Anglong district of Assam. PHOTO: RITU_RAJ_KONWAR - caption

Marginalising further

The provisions in Assam’s draft population policy may further reduce the share of certain groups in government employment and push a large number of t
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