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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.
    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

    If one leaves Nagaland out, the polls in Tripura and Meghalaya are likely to present watchers a ringside view of the leadership skills of PM Modi and Congress newly-elevated boss Rahul Gandhi. (Representational image)Opinion
    A pull in 4 directions as Northeast goes to polls

    In Assam and Manipur, the regional parties are minor partners of coalitions led by the BJP.

    20 Jan 2018 12:08 AM IST

    Siang river (Photo: PTI/File)Opinion
    Is China behind the Brahmaputra turning black?

    A UN report says although China has 21 per cent of the world's population, it contains only seven per cent of the...

    15 Dec 2017 3:21 AM IST

    Newly elected Nagaland Chief Minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu after the sworn in ceremony at Kohima, Nagaland. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Tug of war in Nagaland: Is BJP playing games?

    Zeliang claims support of 34 of the NPF's 47 MLAs and seven of the eight Independent MLAs.

    17 July 2017 3:26 AM IST

    Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama arrives for a spiritual discourse at Yid-Ga-Choezin ground, in Arunachal Pradeshs Tawang district. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    A monk's Himalayan signals rattle Beijing

    New Delhi actually sought to brush off the Chinese murmurs by saying Beijing was creating an artificial controversy .

    12 April 2017 2:44 AM IST

    Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla administering oath of office to new Chief Minister N Biren Singh during a ceremony in Imphal. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Manipur: Big challenge for hotchpotch coalition

    It is indeed interesting to note how the BJP cobbled up the magic figure of 31.

    17 March 2017 2:32 AM IST

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