The Bodo, Mising, Karbi, Rabha, Dimasa, and Sonowal Kachari tribes of Assam fear that the land their ancestors had inhabited for generations is increasingly being eyed by the state
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Ashlin Mathew is senior associate editor, Outlook. She is based in Delhi
Himanta Biswa Sarma was not placed on the throne of Assam’s governance. He arrived there, navigating parties, positions and ideological contradictions, adjusting swiftly and deftly as the political ground shifted in the eastern state. What has remained constant is his instinct for power and his ability to stay a step ahead of the politics he helps ferment
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