Aadhaar and NPR A legal hurdle in AssamSUSHANTA TALUKDAR in GuwahatiLegal complexities in the updating of the National Register of Citizens, 1951, linked to the cut-off date stipulated in the Assam Accord, stall progre
Assembly elections: Manipur Opposing pullsSUSHANTA TALUKDAR in GuwahatiThe BJP has outmanoeuvred the Congress in the numbers game in Manipur, but conciliating the issues of Manipur’s territorial integrity and integratio
Cover Story: Manipur Tightrope walkSUSHANTA TALUKDAR in GUWAHATIThe new government will have to balance two opposing demands that dominated the election process: to retain Manipur’s territorial integrity and to i
LEGISLATION Divisive demarcationSUSHANTA TALUKDAR in GuwahatiThe Narendra Modi government’s new Citizenship Bill, which seeks to enable non-Muslim minority groups from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan to a
Shock of AssamSUSHANTA TALUKDAR in Guwahati The October 30 serial blasts point to the collusion between local and outside terrorist agencies.
Violence in the hillsSUSHANTA TALUKDAR in GuwahatiArmed militants terrorise the twin hill districts of Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills in Assam, violating a ceasefire agreement signed as the firs
A treasure trove from AssamSUSHANTA TALUKDAR in Guwahati Photographs: Ritu Raj KonwarA study and documentation of 34 manuscripts containing more than 3,000 paintings brings to light interesting facts about the rich tradition of Assames
Note of conciliationSUSHANTA TALUKDAR in GuwahatiManmohan Singh does not offer any fresh package for the northeastern States, but his approach is characterised by an understanding of the people's sen
A promise to ManipurSUSHANTA TALUKDAR in GuwahatiThe Rs.250-crore special package and the Prime Minister's assurance of an experts committee review of the AFSPA could be the first in a series of step
Peace at a premiumSUSHANTA TALUKDAR in GuwahatiThe eruption of extremist violence in the northeastern region despite accords and ceasefire agreements turns the needle of suspicion towards "the fore
Uphill task for ApangSUSHANTA TALUKDAR in GuwahatiWith factionalism simmering in the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party expanding its influence on the ground, Gegong Apang faces a tough challenge
Advantage CongressSUSHANTA TALUKDAR in GuwahatiStung by the defection of former Chief Minister Gegong Apang, the BJP goes on the back foot, brightening the Congress' prospects in Arunachal Pradesh.
Are Hindi films problematising history? After Padmaavat, the Hindu historical tasted blood and sharpened its fangs, but the recent Samrat Prithviraj is a weak offspring of the genre, neither
SlideshowPostcards from Khasi hillsImages that mix politics, history and discomfort to document how the Khasi people made Christianity, a “foreign faith”, their own.
