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About the AuthorWasbir Hussain
The writer, a political commentator based in Guwahati, is editor-in-chief of Northeast Live, the region�??s only English and Hindi satellite news channel. The views expressed here are his own.
    This is not an era of third-degree. We need to use scientific methods for investigation. This is possible if modernization of police force is done in the right manner. Police must think four steps ahead of criminals and criminal-minded people. Amit Shah said. (Photo: ANI)Opinion
    Untying the Naga knot: Flagging the key issues

    The NSCN(I-M) identified the core issues†to be that of a separate flag†for the Nagas and a constitutionâ€.

    30 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

    To protect their slipping political base, fear is being created among people. Weve to take forward work going on in J&K, Assembly polls have to be conducted, Ram Madhav said. (Photo: ANI)Opinion
    Is BJP getting 'regionalised' in the Northeast?

    After all, the SDF was a part of the ruling National Democratic Alliance as well as the BJP's regional front, the NEDA.

    16 Aug 2019 12:39 AM IST

    Security agencies apprehend trouble in certain pockets of the state as verification of family trees brought to light that suspected foreigners are trying to get their names enrolled in the NRC.Opinion
    Assam: The race for a place in citizens' list

    The publication of the draft list that saw the names of over four million applicants missing triggered a whole lot of...

    5 July 2019 12:00 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi during press conferences in their respective party headquarters. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    BJP & allies make saffron sparkle in Northeast

    The BJP, of course, is part of the governments in Manipur, Nagaland and Meghalaya.

    31 May 2019 12:05 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra ModiOpinion
    Why battle for Northeast is critical for BJP

    The MPs from the region have generally not been vocal inside Parliament, but that they have a voice is something that...

    25 April 2019 11:39 PM IST

    A file photo of college students blocking NH 37 in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, in Dibrugarh in Assam.Opinion
    Citizenship debate in Northeast postponed

    The Asom Gana Parishad in Assam quit the Sarbananda Sonowal government and snapped ties with the BJP.

    15 Feb 2019 12:26 AM IST

    Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said PM Modi has achieved huge success in taking the fight against terrorism on international forum. (Photo: PTI | File)Opinion
    The citizenship soup is stewing in Assam

    AASU is not amused at the timing of the Union Cabinet's move to set up the committee to look into Clause 6 of the Assam...

    10 Jan 2019 12:10 AM IST

    After Laldenga died in 1990, Zoramthanga became the MNF party chief.Opinion
    Regionalism gets a big boost in the Northeast

    The Congress Party too tried to push the MNF to the wall by saying it had a secret alliance with the BJP, but that...

    21 Dec 2018 12:21 AM IST

    Security agencies apprehend trouble in certain pockets of the state as verification of family trees brought to light that suspected foreigners are trying to get their names enrolled in the NRC.Opinion
    NRC and the nativity test in Assam

    For the past four decades, Assam has been a witness to the murky politics of citizenship.

    3 Aug 2018 5:22 AM IST

    The hill town has been in the grip of violence since Thursday following a fight between the Sikh residents in Shillongs Punjabi Lane area, also known as sweeper colony, and the Khasi drivers of state-run buses. (Photo: File/PTI)Opinion
    Flareup in Shillong a major test for Conrad

    The matter was resolved with both sides reaching a compromise, but later that night, a mob had gathered and started the...

    7 Jun 2018 5:54 AM IST

    Sarbananda SonowalOpinion
    Citizenship row: Why Assam is erupting

    The movement against the Citizenship Amendment Bill had started full blast.

    24 May 2018 2:05 AM IST

    BJP president Amit Shah gets rousing welcomed by party workers outside the party headquarters in New Delhi. (Photo: Biplab Banerjee)Opinion
    The N-E verdict: BJP's regionalisation is total

    Meghalaya has given a fractured mandate, but there is a clear story there that the verdict has been anti-Congress.

    5 March 2018 6:04 AM IST

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