Citizenship Bill Subverting an accord Sushanta Talukdar in Guwahati Protests rock Assam and other north-eastern States as the Centre plans to amend citizenship laws in order to grant legitimacy to illegal immigrants.
Assembly Elections: Mizoram Regional resurgenceSushanta TalukdarOne takeaway from the election results in Mizoram is that the decline in the Congress’ fortunes does not necessarily mean an upswing for the BJP.
Assembly elections: Mizoram High-stakes contestSushanta TalukdarWhile it is important for the Congress to hold on to its last bastion in the north-eastern region, the BJP will be able to boost its tally in the regi
National Register of Citizens Assam’s anxietySushanta Talukdar The Narendra Modi government’s religion-based approach casts a shadow over the process of updating the National Register of Citizens in Assam and th
‘Citizenship eligibility is not family-based’ Sushanta Talukdar Interview with Prateek Hajela, State Coordinator of the National Register of Citizens in Assam.
Citizenship Amendment Bill Divisive legislationSushanta TalukdarAs Assam erupts in protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, the ruling BJP and the Sonowal government are seen to be using the smokescree
North East Industrial Development Scheme Negative twistSUSHANTA TALUKDAR in GuwahatiThe North East Industrial Development Scheme downgrades the industrial policy for the region to a mere Central sector scheme by limiting the scope for
Nagaland Assembly elections Unequal balanceSUSHANTA TALUKDARThe BJP manages to secure a presence in the ruling dispensation in Nagaland, but with six Ministers from the BJP and only three from the major coaliti
Meghayala Assembly elections Self-inflicted defeatSUSHANTA TALUKDARThe Congress’ failure to work out an electoral strategy in response to the issues of the coal mining ban and the implementation of the Sixth Schedul
Assembly Elections: Nagaland Back to ballotSUSHANTA TALUKDARNagaland is poised for a fight between the NPF and the NDPP-BJP as the political parties go back on their decision to boycott elections until a soluti
Assembly Elections: Meghalaya Intense battleSUSHANTA TALUKDAR in GuwahatiMeghalaya is all set to witness a close contest between the ruling Congress and a BJP-regional parties combine.
Citizenship The question of belongingSUSHANTA TALUKDAR in GuwahatiThe 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
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.
