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Topic: Assam

NRC creates confusion, doubts among people; BJP playing divisive politics: Tarun Gogoi

Ruhi Tewari -
Ex-CM of Assam claims NRC alone can’t solve problem of illegal migrants if voters’ lists are not corrected.

No plan in place for those detected as illegal migrants: Assam minister

Ruhi Tewari -
Himanta Biswa Sarma says Assam’s ethnic Muslims have nothing to fear about NRC update and the state belongs as much to them as it does to other communities

Fear, faith and pragmatism: Assam Muslims’ range of reactions to first NRC draft

Ruhi Tewari -
The religious undertone to the issue has made all Muslims in Assam wary of the exercise. Many are insecure, but some look at it with optimism.

For people in Assam, missing names a ‘minor hiccup’ but NRC update a good step

Ruhi Tewari -
Residents in many districts seem satisfied with the Supreme Court-monitored exercise, say it will help identify the illegal immigrants

It’s clear NRC isn’t enough to protect Assam’s indigenous population

Upamanyu Hazarika -
There is an urgent need for protective legislations which can bar illegal immigrants from acquiring land and enjoying other government benefits.

Neighbouring states fear influx of NRC rejects from Assam

Makepeace Sitlhou -
States like Meghalaya and Manipur may see revival of inner line permit demand; additional forces deployed at interstate borders as precautionary steps.

Uneasy political game to claim credit for NRC update in Assam

Ruhi Tewari -
First draft of National Register of Citizens released; BJP pushing for it since it came to power in 2016, Congress says NRC update was its brainchild.

Neglected by Centre, NE transgender activists push for state-level welfare bodies

Makepeace Sitlhou -
Northeast activists claim they were not consulted by experts before drafting Transgender Bill 2016, due to be tabled in winter session of Parliament.

‘The Last Battle of Saraighat’ is a battle half-won

Jayanta Kalita -
Rajat Sethi & Shubhrastha’s book eulogises the BJP’s victory in Assam, but fails to capture the truepicture of the Northeast and its complex issues.

I wasted 23 years of my life in Congress: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Kumar Anshuman -
Assam health minister slams Congress for keeping Assam’s history away from the ‘national discourse’.
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Violence over Osman Hadi is about Islamist Bangladesh. India-baiting is a distraction

Deep Halder -
The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.

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Economy

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Defence

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

Snehesh Alex Philip -
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

National Interest

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

Shekhar Gupta -
If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.

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