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Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman, The Conversation

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
· Jun 07, 2017 · 08:30 pm
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
· Mar 18, 2017 · 07:30 pm
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
· Oct 12, 2016 · 05:30 am