The Bhutanese carried out trading with the plains of Assam, Koch Behar & Bengal through 18 duars or passes. Assam shared 7 duars with Bhutan. The division of the Koch Kingdom in 1581 into Koch Behar (western) and Koch Hajo (eastern) weakened the Koch Kings. In 1614 Koch Behar was occupied by the Mughals and […]
At one end Bangladesh is signing for a deep-sea port agreement with China (which may become a big threat to Indian economy) and at other end, Dhaka is staging the so-called arms recovery at Satchari National Park in Chunarughat Upazila of Habiganj district. This arms recovery is being claimed with the double agenda of rebuilding […]
India’s North East comprises of ethnic and regional characters owing to its distinct location, diversified geographical framework and multicolored tribes. The region with the advent of spring of every year booms with festivity celebrating Mother Nature’s gift of abundant resources, hard work of their forefathers and the fertility of the lands. With not an exception, […]
The verdict of January 31 (2014) on the alleged arms smuggling to ULFA (United Liberation Front of Asom) that was detained at Chittagong Port in 2004 dismayed not only the independent analysts, but also the political scientists as well as judicial, military and intelligence experts. The verdict that awarded death sentence to two former ministers, […]
Whenever the Prime Minister or the President of India visits Arunachal Pradesh, China reiterates its historical claim over the territory which it had named as South Tibet, that constitutes the areas of Monyal, Loyal and Lower Tsayal. When President Pranab Mukherjee visited the state on 29th Nov, Beijing reacted in a similar manner. The President […]
Starting with the Naga insurgency since India’s independence in 1947, the north eastern region which has international borders with China, Myanmar, Bhutan and Bangladesh continues to be in the grip of secessionist insurgency. These demands for secession however, evoke strong reactions from the Indian State and deployment of a large number of security forces in […]
By- Dr Ratul Ch Rajkhowa & Anindita Deka The Government of India is celebrating, every year, National Science Day (NSD) on 28th February to honour Nobel Laureate, Sir C.V. Raman, for his splendid invention of ‘Raman Effect’. The following article is written in the light of the focal theme of NSD, 2013 which is “Genetically […]
By- Sohail Choudhury Bangladesh has attained the pioneer position in the global market as the most deserving leader, which has sustained numerous global and regional challenges thus transforming the ready made garments (RMG) and textile sector as the major source of foreign exchange earnings for the country. For a country like Bangladesh, it wasn’t an easy task […]
By- Dilip Dutta Generally speaking the practice of issuance of stapled visas is to protect the carrier of the passport when the person visits a country where a mutual state of hostility exists between two countries. The host country issues the visa in a separate piece of paper and when the person enters that country […]
By- Kiron Kakoty How long before the mountain of rubbish in Chennai outskirts, the rubbish dumps of Bangalore streets with the nauseating rotten smell is going to be repeated in the so called metropolitan Guwahati and Towns and suburban spaces of Assam? Do we have a policy on rubbish disposal? Or are we wanting to […]