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Tuki rubbishes NSCN (K) link
— January 28, 2016

ITANAGAR: Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has strongly refuted and rubbished the allegations levelled by three MLAs from Tirap and Longding, Thangwang Wangham, Honchun Ngandam and Gabriel D Wangsu of using the NSCN (K) to coerce representatives from Tirap, Changlang and Longding (TCL) to support his leadership.While terming the allegation as baseless, unfounded, wild and made…
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NANDIGRAM Farmers Seek Justice
— January 21, 2016

Hello we go to the Indian state of West Bengal where thousands of farmers continue to protest forcible acquisition of prime agricultural land for Special Economic Zones or S-E-Zs. In a bid to boost the national economy, India has been promoting this particular model of industrialization based on creating export-oriented tax-free enclaves. The policy of…
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BSF rescuing a cow from Ichamati River
— January 21, 2016
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Boiling Pot of International Rivalry
— January 20, 2016

BERTIL LINTNER The road up to the Se-la Pass winds its way tortuously along a steep mountainside. The temperature drops below zero and clumps of pine trees give way to a barren, rocky landscape. At a small Tibetan Buddhist shrine at the actual pass prayer flags flutter in the icy, howling wind. From Se-la, the…
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Corruption as a factor in Northeast Insurgencies
— January 19, 2016

EN RAMMOHAN The British East India Company ruled Assam and the hill states of the Northeast, except Manipur and Tripura where the control was indirect as they were Princely States. They began their rule in early 19th century after they defeated the invading Burmese forces from Upper Assam and Manipur. When they found that tea grows…
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TERROR CLOUDS IN THE EAST
— January 17, 2016

SYED BASHIR The Pathankot terror strike in Punjab has understandably raised the heckles in Delhi. Indian intelligence officials have been pointing to the Jaish e-Muhammed (JEM)’s involvement. The JeM and the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) are different from other Islamist radical groups in the Af-Pak region. Unlike other Islamist radical groups in Pakistan, which have been used but never…
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