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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.
    On July 9, Union home secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla held a meeting in New Delhi with the chief secretaries of Assam and Mizoram in a bid to resolve the boundary issue between the two states. (Twitter)Opinion
    Wasbir Hussain | Assam-Mizo firing: Spark behind clash still mystery

    The worst violence in recent years along any inter-state border in the Northeast took place within 48 hours of Shah’s...

    28 July 2021 8:31 PM

    Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. (Photo: File)Opinion
    Bodos: Politics to begin where insurgency ends

    The other Bodo insurgent group, Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT), had already signed a peace accord in 2003.

    30 Jan 2020 12:40 AM

    Nagaland governor and interlocutor R.N. RaviOpinion
    Naga peace flight emerges out of turbulence

    The Framework Agreement was supposed to have recognised the Nagas and the Union of India as “two entities”.

    31 Oct 2019 7:21 PM

    Untying the Naga knot: Flagging the key issuesOpinion
    Untying the Naga knot: Flagging the key issues

    The Modi government’s decision to abrogate Articles 370 and 35A has come as a setback to Naga aspirations.

    30 Aug 2019 2:00 AM

    Is BJP getting ‘regionalised’ in the Northeast?Opinion
    Is BJP getting ‘regionalised’ in the Northeast?

    On Wednesday, with the two SDF MLAs joining, the SKM’s strength has risen to 18.

    15 Aug 2019 7:41 PM

    Assam: The race for a place in citizens’ listOpinion
    Assam: The race for a place in citizens’ list

    How many of the over 36 lakh people who filed claims get to see their names included in the final NRC will be known on...

    5 July 2019 2:09 AM

    BJP & allies make saffron sparkle in NortheastOpinion
    BJP & allies make saffron sparkle in Northeast

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

    30 May 2019 7:47 PM

    Why Battle for Northeast is critical for BJPOpinion
    Why Battle for Northeast is critical for BJP

    Can the BJP achieve its publicly stated target of winning at least 19 of the region’s 25 seats along with its allies?

    26 April 2019 2:04 AM

    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.

    14 Feb 2019 8:11 PM

    Women queue up to verify their names in the final draft of the National Register of Citizens at Morigoan. ( Photo: PTI)Opinion
    The citizenship soup is stewing in Assam

    The murky politics over citizenship will unfold in its ever-expanding avatars in the days ahead.

    10 Jan 2019 2:12 AM

    Zoramthanga said his government would also ensure better roads and implement the Socio-Economic Development Programme (SEDP) the flagship programme of the party, to lift the states economy. (Photo: ANI)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...

    20 Dec 2018 7:02 PM

    People wait to check their names on the final draft of the National Register of Citizens after it was released, at an NRC Seva Kendra in Nagaon, Assam on Monday. (Photo:PTI)Opinion
    NRC and the nativity test in Assam

    There are instances of people who were declared as illegal migrants by foreigners tribunals finding their names in the...

    3 Aug 2018 2:16 AM

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