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Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman, The Conversation
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India is building bridges in the North East for strategic reasons – but what about its local tribes?
As India opens up the Dhola-Sadiya bridge, local tribal communities feel left out of the development picture.
Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman, The Conversation
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The fire-fighting children of the North East and the debate over slash-and-burn farming
Children of the Khasi Hills in Meghalaya learn slash and burn cultivation, an intergenerational yet controversial indigenous practice.
Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman, The Conversation
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Stilwell Road: The abandoned route through India, Myanmar and China should be restored
The Pangsau Pass between Myanmar and India shows how complicated border politics can be.
Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman, The Conversation
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