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Kaushik Deka

Kaushik Deka

Associate Editor, India Today

kaushik.deka@intoday.com

Associate Editor, India Today

By Kaushik Deka

I don't exist if I am not Assamese

We can't be Hindus or Muslims, if we can't remain Assamese.

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NRC mess: The missing foreigners of Assam

Many are disappointed with a low headcount of illegal immigrants in Assam. And this could well lead to a re-evaluation.

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Deconstructing the NRC: With wrongful exclusion and inclusion of names, will the list do justice to the Assamese?

With a decision on the controversial National Register of Citizens approaching, we look at the history of the NRC and illegal immigration in Assam. We also decode if the NRC is 'anti-Muslim'.

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Rahul Gandhi clears first test by suspending Mani Shankar Aiyar

The pace and the manner in which the party president-to-be handled the controversy marks a shift in Congress politics.

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One year on, how Sarbananda Sonowal has fared as Assam CM

He is fortunate to be heading the state when there is a strong feel-good factor.

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The truth I learnt about Ramdev and Patanjali

[Book extract] Within a decade, the young boy reduced his 'permanent disability' to a temporary aberration. He could walk again.

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Jayalalithaa was a political ally nobody could trust

She could never be relied on, yet the AIADMK chief was frantically wooed.

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Cauvery row: Why Siddaramaiah is always in the news for wrong reasons

The Karnataka CM failed to use the infamous water dispute as an opportunity to rise to the occasion.

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Can Prashant Kishor make Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh shake hands in UP?

On paper, this friendship has the potential to destroy all other rivals, including the BSP and BJP.

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UP polls: Rahul Gandhi's kisan yatra marks many firsts for Congress

Prashant Kishor has added his own imprint to the strategy and that may be the difference between the party's success and failure.

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Why Debabrata Saikia is the smartest choice for Congress in Assam

His low profile and measured visibility has managed to keep him politically fresh in the public psyche.

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Rahul Gandhi is making it easy for Amit Shah to walk all over Congress

The obsession with protocol and process has stymied the party’s growth.

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Rahul Gandhi and Gaurav Gogoi ensured Congress defeat in Assam

The two were chiefly responsible for the bitter tussle between Tarun Gogoi and his most trusted deputy, Himanta Biswa Sarma.

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Can Sarbananda Sonowal win Assam for BJP?

It’s a lack of experience that has resulted in many questioning his administrative abilities.

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Sonia Gandhi’s speech may have been written by Rahul

The mother even tried to match up with the son’s new vocabulary such as 'suit boot ki sarkar' and 'bina dum ki prime minister'.

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Will BJP really fulfil Himanta Biswa Sarma's CM ambitions?

Will he be able to accommodate all the Congress MLAs who had supported him in his battle against Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi and ensure Assembly tickets for each one of them?

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Mood of the Nation poll reveals Rahul has as much to prove as Modi

The nation is watching the Congress vice-president closely but there is no clear verdict on his performance.

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Five mistakes of Rajiv Gandhi that Rahul must learn from

As he embarks on his second innings, the Congress vice president must avoid the blunders that forced his father out of power.

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Chappal sarkar won't work if Rahul can't win polls

The biggest challenge for the Congress vice-president comes from his home state Uttar Pradesh which has 80 Lok Sabha seats.

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Modi effect: How Parliament became a dhobi ghat

Personal conversations between rival leaders were never used as political tool in Indian politics.

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Is Sonia Gandhi monitoring Maneka Gandhi’s office?

The Congress president's reference to her sister-in-law's ministry on the last two occasions could just be a coincidence. Or is it a deliberate strategy?

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Seven things Modi did differently to crack peace deal with Naga rebel group

Highlights of the historic pact with NSCN(I-M).

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Making sense of the Naga insurgency

The primary demand of the NSCN has been Greater Nagaland which envisages bringing all Naga-inhabited areas under one administrative umbrella.

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Kalam and Yakub have a conversation in a place before heaven and hell

This is an imaginary piece not intended to hurt anyone's sentiments. I don't take a single word written here seriously. I expect the same from you.

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Why Yakub Memon could be a reformer

It may also inspire many others to come forward and acknowledge their crimes.

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How Sushma Swaraj exposed Rahul Gandhi

It took just one tweet from the Union external affairs minister to bust the myth.

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Eight Bills that will spit fire on Parliament this monsoon session

The Narendra Modi government is prepared for a huge face-off with the Opposition over the passage of these pieces of legislation.

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Obsessed with his phone, Rahul Gandhi gave an incoherent speech

The more things change, the more they remain the same with the Congress vice president.

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Rahul Gandhi must earn his right to run the Congress

Narendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal gained absolute power in their respective parties only after they won the support of the masses.

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