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Rajeev BhattacharyyaThe Diplomat |
Only a year ago, Chief Minister Sarma proclaimed that the party would not seek the votes of minorities.
Delimitation of electoral constituencies is expected to benefit the BJP in Assam.
The CAA 2019 extends the deadline for determining citizenship that was agreed upon under the Assam Accord, and could pave the way for a fresh influx...
Rumors are circulating in Imphal that the government is considering ceasefire agreements with Indian separatist groups sheltering in Myanmar.
A stretch of highway that is yet to be completed runs through areas in Myanmar’s Chin and Rakhine States which are seeing some of the worst fighting...
It is the third state after Uttarakhand and Gujarat – all ruled by the Hindu nationalist BJP – to take steps toward a common civil law for all...
Around 7,000 people, including 4,200 children, were rendered homeless in the inferno on January 7.
Concerns over illegal migration from Myanmar, rising criminal activities including the poppy trade, and cross-border militant activity underlies the...
New Delhi has agreed to consider re-verification of the National Register of Citizens if found necessary after the Supreme Court judgment.
The decision is aimed at consolidating the vote of Assamese Muslim communities in favor of the BJP.
An excerpt from the book “ULFA: The Mirage of Dawn” examines the lingering mystery of the biggest arms bust in South Asia.
India has decided to install beehives along its eastern frontier to curb infiltration and deter smugglers and traffickers.
Visits to four different locations in Myanmar, all in varying stages of control by resistance groups.
Crossing a military camp, smoking a ‘COVID-19 cigarette’ and narrowly escaping being mowed down by a truck: The Diplomat’s Rajeev Bhattacharyya...
Their role in the anti-junta resistance is crucial but not known widely.
Myanmar has been ruled by a military junta for most of the years since it emerged independent from British colonial rule in 1948. The country’s...
Myanmar’s military, which grabbed power through a coup in February 2021, is up against a powerful, armed resistance. The present resistance is far...
About 40 miles north of Kalaymyo city in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region is a village whose residents have come out overwhelmingly in support of the armed...
Myanmar had already been reeling under a public health and economic crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The military coup in February 2021 only made...
The military regime in Myanmar formed after the coup on February 1, 2021, will be defeated by the opposition, said two security personnel captured by...