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Angshuman Choudhury

Angshuman Choudhury

Articles by Angshuman Choudhury

Northeastern View | Is Northeast India in Southeast Asia?

FILE PHOTO: A liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) delivery truck drives along India's Tezpur-Tawang highway which runs to the Chinese border, in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh May 29, 2012./File Photo

Updated on Sep 22, 2024 02:45 IST

What the Mizoram CM’s statement tells us about the crisis in western Myanmar

New Delhi: Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma speaks during the Taiwan Excellence Pavilion at Taiwan Expo 2024, organised by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), in New Delhi, Monday, July 8, 2024. (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore)(PTI07_08_2024_000099B) *** Local Caption ***

Updated on Sep 12, 2024 14:08 IST

A lethal drone attack in Manipur sparks alarm and misinformation

The Manipur police have alleged that Kuki-Zo volunteers used weaponised drones to drop bombs on a Meitei village in Koutruk on both Sunday and Monday. (Representative image/HT sourced photo)

Updated on Sep 5, 2024 13:44 IST

Assam’s history shows that communal provocations can lead to ugly places

Nagaon: Locals protest against an alleged gang-rape of a 14-year-old girl by three men at Dhing area, in Nagaon district, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI08_23_2024_000117B)

Updated on Aug 29, 2024 14:05 IST

Behind an error by the NEC, a complicated colonial history of divisions

There is no evidence to indicate that any administrative or political unit by the name of “Chin State” existed in the territory that has been known as “Manipur” through various periods of history (Manipur assembly)

Updated on Aug 24, 2024 02:44 IST

Hasina govt’s collapse could reshape refugee dynamics around Chittagong Tracts

Cooch Behar: Bangladeshi nationals assemble close to the Sitalkuchi fenced land border in Cooch Behar in their bid to crossover to India. (PTI Photo)

Updated on Aug 17, 2024 03:30 IST

What Sheikh Hasina’s downfall means for security in Northeast India

Members of India's Border Security Force (BSF) escort Indian students, who study in Bangladesh, after they crossed over at the Akhaura check post of the India-Bangladesh border in the northeastern Indian state of Tripura, following protests against government job quotas in Bangladesh, July 20, 2024. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey

Updated on Aug 6, 2024 12:46 IST

Rohingya refugees entering through the Northeast need humanitarian assistance

This photo taken on May 24, 2024 shows Rohingya refugees walking down a path at a Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhia in Bangladesh's southeastern Cox's Bazar district.

Updated on Aug 3, 2024 02:30 IST

Demands for ILP capture a complex history of “insider-versus-outsider” tensions

In essence, the Inner Line Permit was a border between the plains and hills in the Northeast of India and a key aspect of the British government’s conception of a regulated and peaceful “frontier” (Representative Photo)

Updated on Jul 27, 2024 19:08 IST

Manipur crisis spillover into Assam needs a humanitarian response from govt

Cachar: Police personnel display the arms and ammunition recovered after an encounter with alleged Hmar terrorists, in Cachar district of Assam, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Updated on Jul 22, 2024 15:40 IST

Subtle but uncertain shifts emerge in Mizoram’s delicate refugee policy

Champai: Indian citizens shake hands with Myanmar nationals during a rally against scrapping of the Free Movement Regime (FMR), at Indo-Myanmar Friendship Gate, at Zokhawthar village along India-Myanmar border, in Champhai district of Mizoram, Thursday, May 16, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Updated on Jul 14, 2024 03:30 IST

Behind the lingering spectre of the President’s Rule in Manipur

FILE PHOTO: Security personnel stand guard in front of their armoured vehicle outside a polling station during a rerun voting at 11 polling stations, in Imphal, Manipur, India, April 22, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Updated on Jul 7, 2024 02:45 IST

In Assam, unwarranted killings, forced evictions sully wildlife conservation

Morigaon: One-horned rhinoceroses graze amid rains at the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, in Morigaon district of Assam, Sunday, June 16, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI06_16_2024_000138B)

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 01:30 IST

“High level” review on Manipur shows that New Delhi wants to take back control

**EDS: IMAGE VIA @HMOIndia** New Delhi: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah chairs a high-level meeting to review the security situation of Manipur, in New Delhi, Monday, June 17, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI06_17_2024_000324B)

Updated on Jun 20, 2024 16:05 IST

The two conflicts in Northeast India that the new NDA govt should prioritise

Army personnel patrol an area in Manipur

Updated on Jun 14, 2024 03:30 IST

Lok Sabha election results reveal critical ground shifts in Northeast India

People stand in a queue to cast their votes as voting starts in the first phase of India's general election at a polling station at Nagaon district, in the country's northeastern state of Assam on April 19, 2024. (Photo by Biju BORO / AFP)

Updated on Jun 8, 2024 02:30 IST

How Assam’s citizenship deprivation regime abets unjust forced deportations

The two contrasting orders within the same week from the same court have, once again, brought to sharp relief the disparate character and adverse consequences of Assam's distinct “foreigner detection” regime, (Subhendu Ghosh / Hindustan Times)

Updated on May 31, 2024 21:41 IST

Zo reunification demand bares the high costs of New Delhi’s border closure

Champai: People take part in a rally against scrapping of the Free Movement Regime (FMR), at Indo-Myanmar Friendship Gate, at Zokhawthar village along India-Myanmar border, Mizoram, on May 16 (PTI FILE)

Updated on May 26, 2024 04:30 IST

NIA blaming NSCN-IM for destabilising Manipur could create new friction points

The National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), the most influential and powerful among all Naga armed groups in India, angrily dismissed reported insinuations made by the National Investigative Agency

Updated on May 17, 2024 18:28 IST

Influx of refugees into southern Mizoram reveals new complications in Myanmar

In this photo released by the Free Burma Rangers, people flee Myanmar military in Pasaung, Karenni state, Myanmar on March 1, 2024.- Representative Image (Free Burma Rangers via AP)

Updated on May 10, 2024 03:30 IST

One year on, restive Manipur continues to simmer as the state looks away

FILE PHOTO: Soldiers block a road leading to the Kangla Fort, the venue of a meeting between the state lawmakers and members of Arambai Tenggol, a Meitei group, in Imphal, Manipur, India, January 24, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Updated on May 3, 2024 06:19 IST

The fear of being unsettled haunts the Chakmas, Hajongs of Arunachal Pradesh

North Tripura: Chakma community members perform rituals at the Deo River during Biju festival celebrations at Pencharthal, in North Tripura, Friday, April 12, 2024. (PTI Photo)
(PTI04_12_2024_000019B)

Updated on Apr 24, 2024 17:45 IST

Northeastern View | In Manipur, what does violence hold out for voters?

A poster spreading awareness to vote is pictured on a street ahead of the elections in Imphal, Manipur, India, April 7, 2024. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

Updated on Apr 17, 2024 15:52 IST

Northeastern View | Waiting for “Act East” panacea a decade on

A liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) delivery truck drives along India's Tezpur-Tawang highway which runs to the Chinese border, in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.

Updated on Apr 11, 2024 17:48 IST

Northeastern View | What's in a name? Territorial dominance, for one

**EDS: IMAGE VIA @TheAshokSinghal ON MARCH 8, 2024** Sela Tunnel between Tezpur in Assam and Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, constructed at the staggering altitude of 13000 feet, ahead of its dedication to the tunnel by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 9, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI03_09_2024_000134B)

Updated on Apr 5, 2024 15:49 IST

Northeastern View | In the face of Chinese ingress, India holds Bhutan tight

**EDS: IMAGE VIA PIB** Paro: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck waves to the gathering at the Paro International Airport as he departs for New Delhi, in Paro, Bhutan, Saturday, March 23, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI03_23_2024_000244B)

Updated on Mar 27, 2024 12:00 IST

The demand for a separate ‘Frontier Nagaland’ state has a colonial history

The ENOPO has been demanding a separate Frontier Nagaland state since 2010 over alleged issues of discrimination. (File)

Updated on Mar 24, 2024 02:51 IST

Northeastern View | Making sense of Assam’s discordant response to the CAA

Students protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Guwahati, India, Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Updated on Mar 15, 2024 18:34 IST

Why the recent Karbi-Hindi tensions in Assam is a tricky situation for the BJP

Karbi groups, such as the Karbi Students’ Association, allege that the Hindi-speaking Nonia, an Other Backward Caste (OBC) agrarian community with origins in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, have been occupying reserved grazing land across the hills

Updated on Mar 8, 2024 13:27 IST

Northeastern View | India’s Kaladan Project in western Myanmar may not be viable

File photo: Workers seen on the Indian side of the Kaladan project at Lawngtlai in Mizoram.

Updated on Feb 28, 2024 02:30 IST

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