Brahmaputra crosses danger mark in Guwahati as monsoon surge continues
River levels are expected to peak within 48 hours as relief camps open across the city.
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Category: Politics & Governance
Assembly sessions, policies, borders and the business of governing eight states.
Tawang gets year-round road access as the Sela Tunnel opens to traffic
The Sela Tunnel, a 13-kilometre twin-tube passage carved beneath the 13,700-foot Sela Pass, opened to civilian…
Border trade at Moreh: the Myanmar gateway’s bumpy road to revival
The twin towns of Moreh and Tamu, separated by a wire fence on the India–Myanmar border,…
Nathula opens wider: Sikkim’s border trade enters a cautious new phase
The Nathula Pass, where Sikkim meets Tibet at 14,000 feet, added two trading days to its…
The student movements of the Northeast: from 1970s agitations to 2026’s campus politics
The student movements of the Northeast have rewritten the region’s political map — from the Assam…
The Tawang monastery’s 400 years: a border town’s spiritual and strategic weight
The Tawang monastery, Asia’s second-largest, marked 400 years with a week of prayer, masked dances and…
The Tipaimukh question: why a dam on the Barak keeps resurfacing in regional politics
The proposed Tipaimukh dam on the Barak river has resurfaced in regional politics, a decade after…
Arunachal’s tribal councils meet the 21st century: digitising customary law
The kebang and nyeder councils of Arunachal’s tribes, which have settled village disputes for centuries, are…
The Tiwa kingdom of Assam: a 500-year-old monarchy finds a new generation
The Tiwa people of Assam’s plains and hills maintain one of India’s most unusual institutions: an…
The Monpas of Tawang: border villagers between two worlds
For the Monpa people of Tawang, the India–China border is not an abstraction: it runs through…