Suraj Gogoi

1 month ago | countercurrents.org | Suraj Gogoi |William Hathaway |Dan Corjescu |Ramzy Baroud

To Shri T V Somanathan Cabinet Secretary Govt of India Dear Shri Somanathan, I understand that the Government has “decided to give a major relief to telecom companies, running into thousands of crores of rupees, by waiving off spectrum usage charges (SUC) on airwaves bought through auctions before Sept 2021” (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/relief-to-telcos-govt-set-to-waive-spectrum-usage-fee/articleshow/119390874.cms) I remind the government that the apex court,...

1 month ago | countercurrents.org | Samrat Choudhury |Suraj Gogoi |Binoy Kampmark |Shahruk Ahmed Mazumdar

There are very few books that have attempted to engage with the Northeast as a whole—each of its eight states. Samrat Choudhury’s “Northeast India: A Political History” published by Harper Collins is one of those rare attempts to paint a wholesome portrait of the region from a journalist’s point of view. Since the scope of the book is very large, it is a boon and a curse for both the author and the reader.