Sanjib Baruah

The Mongolian fringe

The exodus of Northeasterners from a number of major Indian cities underlines a reality that the Indian national elites would rather not talk about

Jan 14, 2013

Upending ULFA

Surprise negotiations with ULFA aside, the Indian government’s effort to contain and control insurgency in Assam is unlikely to meet the hopes and expectations that have energised the peace process.

Oct 01, 2011

Uprooted in the Northeast

The imbalance of rights, ethnic claims and histories of dispossession.

Mar 01, 2003

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