Joydeep Biswas

The writer is associate professor and head of economics in Cachar College under Assam University, Silchar

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Over Monday and Tuesday, long-simmering tensions in this area of West Karbi Anglong came to a boil

In Assam, a deepening paranoia, strife between communities

January 12,2026 19:46:21 PM

Since the colonial era, many Assamese and indigenous people believe that the migration of Hindu and Muslim Bengali people from across East-Pakistan/Bangladesh had eaten into their land, demography, culture and identity. But the recent Karbi conundrum has raked up old faultlines and seems to be creating new ones

Mon, Jan 12, 2026

Indian politics is increasingly run by muscle and money — data proves itSubscriber Only

February 26,2024 16:39:38 PM

A betrayal of the people’s mandate becomes possible in India because the voters are never allowed to choose their representatives with the fullest knowledge about the parties and their nominated candidates. Electoral politics in India has practically left no room for the ‘good people’

Mon, Feb 26, 2024

Assam floods: Diary from a delugeSubscriber Only

July 10,2022 19:14:33 PM

Joydeep Biswas writes: There was fear and horror as the worst floods in nearly a century hit Silchar, Assam. Even as the flood waters recede, another spectre looms

Mon, Jul 11, 2022