Trading up, east by north-east
BONITA BARUAH Conflicts, poor governance, ethnic confrontations, multiple tragedies and a complex social fabric - that's the image of the north-east. What's the way out? Make a start by opening up the borders to trade, says Sanjoy Hazarika, north-east expert.
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'No dogs, please. We're Indian'
JUG SURAIYA We were carrying too much baggage, mental baggage. It was 1974, the height of the Naga insurgency, and JS magazine photographer Teki and I were going to Nagaland.
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Us versus them: A story of neglect
We have been sweeping our problems under the carpet for too long. Besides being culturally alienated, the north-east is also geographically isolated.
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Terror trail: Where peace is a distant dream
A look at the major terrorist groups and activities in Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Meghalaya and Mizoram.
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What's love got to do with? Everything actually
JUG SURAIYA That's the thing about it. Monuments to movies, literature to candy, love enriches our lives everyday. Cards to chocolates, roses to diamonds, nothing sells better than Brand Love in the global supermart.
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By Eros, it's not Greek to us
ANUBHA SAWHNEY Love is where you find it, they say. What's the chemistry of the first-sight experience? Why's X head over heels for Y? Sometimes, like Mona Lisa's smile, is love a transferred feeling?
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But love can buy me money
RACHNA SUBRAMANIAN When the Beatles sang Money can't buy me love they knew the reverse was true. They got together for the love of music, reached out to a generation that could sell everything for love.
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Celeb Speak
Love is the greatest product ever produced. When it's branded like Valentine's Day, it becomes a moneyspinner. In India, more V-Day cards are sold compared to Diwali cards.
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