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…
Read moreEN 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…
Read moreSYED 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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Election Commission of India has decided to deploy at least 480 companies of Central Forces in various troubled parts of West Bengal from March 1
