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Topic: Northeast

New interlocutor at crucial stage of ULFA peace talks baffles security experts

Kashmir peace negotiator Dineshwar Sharma relieved of Northeast duty; former top R&AW officer to handle talks with ULFA and 2 Manipur rebel outfits.

Bamboo’s no longer a tree: Change in forest law sows seeds of hope among NE farmers

Northeast accounts for 66% of India’s bamboo stock; currently there is negligible export of bamboo from India due to legal hurdles.

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

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

Amit Shah highlights Congress’ ‘failures’ in Meghalaya, kicks off poll campaign in NE

The BJP addresses rally in West Garo Hills, Meghalaya CM Mukul Sangma’s stronghold; development will be his party’s biggest priority in NE.

China luring Tibetan refugees in India to work as its spies, Intelligence Bureau warns

IB issues alert that many refugees settled in northeast India are being paid and offered jobs by China in exchange for strategic information.

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

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

Three states in hand, BJP’s next target in Northeast: Tripura

After its landslide victory in the 2016 Assam assembly election, BJP’s performance in the Northeast has been on an upswing.

The jugular as the Achilles’ heel

China reminds us of internal vulnerabilities close to Doklam. Most can be fixed if BJP puts national interest above politics. SHEKHAR GUPTA

Northeast’s India problem

It's simply this: The 'mainland' loses interest if 'Indian' lives and borders are not threatened.

We, the Ignorant

Ignorance is responsible for our lack of respect for our most distant countrymen, as well as our failure to understand what makes people from the Northeast angry.

On Camera

IndiGo chaos forces DGCA to look inward—spotlight is back on the regulator

The crisis also puts DGCA’s vacancies in the eye of the storm. Naidu told the Rajya Sabha in July this year that 190 out of 410 DGCA vacancies would be filled this year.

South rising, west slipping: India’s export map is being redrawn, shows RBI data

Data shows re-alignment in India’s exports, with Tamil Nadu & Telangana posting strong growth in 2024-25 as traditional heavyweights Gujarat & Maharashtra see declines. Gujarat still leads, though.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.