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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.
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    As Manipur simmers, will the lotus bloom?

    The Modi magic will be subject to scrutiny on Saturday when 38 seats go to the polls in the first phase.

    4 March 2017 12:21 AM IST

    Nagaland Chief Minister T R Zeliang. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Gender justice, rule of law under Naga threat

    Nagaland has never elected a woman legislator since it attained statehood in 1963.

    8 Feb 2017 12:46 AM IST

    Militants lobbed several grenades targeting the vehicle at Jagun 12th Mile Barabasti on NH-53 bordering Assams Tinsukia district. (Photo: PTI/ Representational Image)Opinion
    Resolve glitches to peace in N-E

    In the four ambushes since November 16, six soldiers and a civilian were killed, and at least 13 other soldiers were...

    25 Jan 2017 12:44 AM IST

    Angry people set on fire vehicles in Imphal East district on Sunday in protest against the United Naga Council (UNC)s indefinite economic blockade. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Act fast in Manipur, before it's too late

    True, law and order is a state subject, but the Centre is not expected to do nothing other than just “watch the funâ€.

    23 Dec 2016 12:27 AM IST

    It has not officially been confirmed what type of submarines will be supplied to the Pakistan Navy by China. (Photo: Pixabay)Opinion
    Bay of Bengal games'

    Dhaka would like to argue that it needs a strong Navy to defend the resource-rich Bay of Bengal.

    13 Dec 2016 1:35 AM IST

    Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal (Photo: Sondeep Shankar)Opinion
    Assam: The vortex of natives vs aliens

    An acceptable definition as to who would come under the bracket Assamese people has also not been found yet.

    23 Nov 2016 12:43 AM IST

    Representational ImageOpinion
    Shed this phobia over Made in China'

    India accounts for only 2% of total exports by China.

    4 Nov 2016 12:52 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Myanmar State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi at a joint press statement at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Suu Kyi's Myanmar is our key to Act East'

    India shares a 1,640-km-long border with Myanmar that includes stretches which are virtually unpoliced on the other...

    22 Oct 2016 1:55 AM IST

    Myanmar Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    In Myanmar, a new balancing act

    It might be prudent to analyse the recent visit of President Kyaw to India in this backdrop.

    7 Sept 2016 12:28 AM IST

    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

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