Cover Story: Language imposition and North-East India Centre's aggressive push for Hindi as North-East India's 'link language' threatens to expose ethnic fault lines Sushanta TalukdarThe Central government’s efforts to push Hindi as the link language has the potential to expose linguistic fault lines in the north-eastern region w
Environment Threats to the Kulsi river in AssamText by Sushanta Talukdar Photographs by Ritu Raj Konwar The Kulsi river in Assam is a habitat of the endangered Ganges river dolphin, but illegal sand mining and the existence and construction of bridges ar
Squeezing a river dryText by Sushanta Talukdar Photographs by Ritu Raj Konwar The Kulsi river in Assam is a habitat of the endangered Ganges river dolphin, but illegal sand mining and the existence and construction of bridges ar
Assam Killing fieldsSushanta TalukdarMilitant attacks on Adivasi villages and retaliatory violence in Assam claim more than 80 lives, displace thousands of Bodos and Adivasis, and revive
Assembly Elections: Arunachal Pradesh Congress gambleSushanta TalukdarThe ruling Congress makes gains in Arunachal Pradesh, but the BJP’s vote share has made a quantum leap.
Communalism River of bloodSUSHANTA TALUKDAR in Nanke KhagrabariAssamThe massacre in the villages of the Bodoland Territorial Area is seen by the minority community as yet another attempt by the Bodoland People’s Fron
Assam Head start for the CongressSUSHANTA TALUKDARIn Assam, the failure of the BJP and the AGP to form an alliance and the AIUDF’s “soft approach” are likely to work to the Congress’ benefit.
Assembly Elections - Mizoram Playing the PiperSUSHANTA TALUKDARThe Congress hopes to come back to power on the strength of its new land policy.
Meghalaya & Nagaland Incumbents winSUSHANTA TALUKDARThe Congress increases its tally in Meghalaya but is one seat short of the halfway mark, while the NPF’s proactive role on the vexed Naga issue help
Push factorsSUSHANTA TALUKDARIndustrial and agricultural sluggishness in the north-eastern region fuels migration to other parts of the country.
ASSAMS SORROWSUSHANTA TALUKDARPeace in the Bodo heartland proves fragile as clashes between Bodos and Muslims leave 56 persons dead and several thousands homeless.
Freebie phobia: The BJP’s concerted attack on redistributive transfers Although the BJP is against ‘freebies’ in principle, in practice it has been forced to use a version of concessions and transfers to counter the o
SlideshowLiving on the edgeThey are river people, whose lives ebb and flow with the waters of the Brahmaputra in a timeless rhythm. But now, hydroelectric projects and homogenis
