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A reformulated demand
30 Oct 2021 10:58 PM ISTImposition of Assamese language throughout the region proved to be the trigger point for a transition from the longstanding demand for an effective...
A bumpy path to statehood
24 Oct 2021 1:36 AM ISTThe sophisticated road to the formation of Manipur state in 1972 had been made challenging on account of faulty interpretation of the Indian...
Tripura's tribal identities
17 Oct 2021 12:13 AM ISTImmigration of politically conscious Bengalis into Tripura after the independence through India’s ‘most porous’ border, and then the exodus of Chakmas...
Through political settlement
9 Oct 2021 11:12 PM ISTAgainst SRC’s argument of having united frontiers, demands for autonomy by moderate faction of Nagas culminated into carving out of Nagaland from...
Disintegration of Assam
3 Oct 2021 1:18 AM ISTDemand for a hill state on account of discontent between highlanders and plainsmen, coupled with the British need to establish buffer at frontiers,...
Seeds of disintegration
26 Sept 2021 12:14 AM ISTThe migration trend from Eastern Bengal to lower Assam, set by 1905 Partition, acquired religious colour on account of politics and, as 'integration'...
Northeast frontiers
19 Sept 2021 12:41 AM ISTDuring the late 19th century, the Assam frontier had several geographical additions and the region underwent demographic transformation with...
Re-emergence of 'Telangana' identity
12 Sept 2021 12:36 AM ISTThe case for separate Telangana got consolidated with the resurfacing of subsumed regional identities, which political parties found tough to go...
Telangana redux
5 Sept 2021 12:50 AM ISTApart from linguistic grounds, the failure of Gentlemen’s Agreement fuelled discontent among Telangana political elites, conceding to whose demands,...
Dual frontiers
29 Aug 2021 12:42 AM ISTWhile India’s claims over Gilgit-Baltistan and Aksai Chin stem from Dogra conquest of 1840, the Chinese incursion came as late as during the 1950s and...
Acquiescence: A mirage in Kashmir?
21 Aug 2021 11:01 PM ISTAttempts of reconciliation over Kashmir issue inched closer with Dixon and Shimla agreements but the end remained an unfulfilled hope due to mutual...
UN and the standstill
15 Aug 2021 12:23 AM ISTAfter the abrupt stalling of 1947-48 Kashmir war, a confident Nehru took the issue to the UN which eventually ruled for immediate ceasefire, causing...