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Wasbir Hussain
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.
    Irom Sharmila has been on a 15-year-long hunger strike. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Sharmila's choices: Why the fuss?

    From a young woman of 28 in 2000, when she began her fast, Irom Sharmila is now in her mid-40s.

    2 Aug 2016 12:33 AM IST

    Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Nabam Tuki assumes the charge of Chief Minister in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Governors on notice

    The Supreme Court's key message to Governors is that they should act on the advice of ministers.

    21 July 2016 12:55 AM IST

    Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid her homage to the victims of the Dhaka cafe attack victims during a memorial service at the Army Stadium in the city.Opinion
    Dhaka's jihadi crisis

    For India, it's a cause for real alarm as it is clear that ISIS and its allies are active in our backyard.

    11 July 2016 12:28 AM IST

    The meeting, which resolved to uphold the resolutions of the previous Naga Peoples Consultative Meetings, also underscored to ceaselessly work for restoring unity (among the groups) in the spirit of forgiveness and oneness. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Naga deal: A new challenge

    Both New Delhi and the NSCN-IM have treaded the path of peace long enough to turn back, and, therefore, the peace...

    6 July 2016 12:58 AM IST

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    In Northeast, game over for Congress?

    Most baffling is the utter lack of urgency on the part of the AICC to deal with its woes in the Northeast.

    14 Jun 2016 12:35 AM IST

    BJP has won Assam with a thumping majority and expanded its footprint in states where it has been an outsider.Opinion
    How BJP got it right

    The BJP also kept its radical breed of saffronites away from the Assam campaign.

    20 May 2016 12:13 AM IST

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    Hijacking regionalism

    In Assam, the BJP is the new force to reckon with.

    19 Jan 2016 1:59 AM IST

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