Oting massacre Between the law and the lawless: Civilian killings in Nagaland provoke outrage, calls to revoke AFSPA intensifySushanta Talukdar in Guwahati The indiscriminate killing of 13 people in Mon district of Nagaland by the Indian Army sparks popular anger in the State, strengthens the north-easter
Assam Population policy Assam moots polarising cattle and population policiesSushanta Talukdarin GuwahatiBy implementing the two-child norm strictly and seeking to regulate beef consumption through a new Bill, the BJP government in Assam entrenches itself
COVID-19 Update COVID second wave: Health sector in the north-eastern States put to the testSushanta Talukdarin GuwahatiAs the north-eastern States struggle to cope with the alarming rise in cases in the second wave of COVID-19, critical gaps in public health infrastruc
ASSAM ASSEMBLY ELECTION The communal narrative in the Assam Assembly election Sushanta Talukdar in Guwahati 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 e
DEVELOPMENT ISSUES Funds crunch cripples industrialisation in North-eastern States Sushanta Talukdar In GuwahatiThe Narendra Modi government’s industrialisation policy for the north-eastern States has proved to be a non-starter as it is highly centralised and
COVID-19 Update COVID-19 cases show no decline in Assam, political parties busy in electioneeringSushanta TalukdarIn Guwahati The number of cases in the State shows no signs of declining, and with political parties resuming electioneering activities and students getting ready
Assam’s angerSushanta Talukdar In GuwahatiThe people of Assam and other north-eastern States are up in arms against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, which they believe will undermine the Assam
National Register of Citizens Nationwide NRC: Roll of contention Sushanta Talukdar in GuwahatiThe 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.
NRC exclusion National Register of Citizens in Assam: Trauma of exclusionBy Sushanta Talukdar in Guwahati Myriads of allegations of wrongful exclusion and inclusion mar the exercise of finalising the National Register of Citizens in Assam.
Citizenship Issues Final NRC list: List of exclusion Sushanta Talukdar In GuwahatiPolitical parties and people reject the final National Register of Citizens list, describe the exercise as “faulty”, and allege that the updated r
Development Issues Dams and danger Sushanta Talukdar in Guwahati The Cabinet Committee’s clearance for the Dibang Multipurpose Project and the National Green Tribunal’s go-ahead for the Lower Subansiri project i
Citizenship Bill A tug of war Sushanta Talukdar in Guwahati 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
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.
