Nava Thakuria
Nava Thakuria is a Guwahati based journalist and he contributes articles for a number of newspapers and portals based in different parts of the globe. His special focus areas remain the socio-political developments in Northeast India as well as in Burma, Bangladesh and Bhutan.
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Articles by Nava Thakuria
October 21, 2009
A legitimate government under the Indian constitution has the basic responsibility to ensure the protection of life and property of its population and if the citizens come forward raising voices against the insurgent (turned terrorist) outfits, it becomes the primary duty of the administration to pr...
October 13, 2009
Almost everyone in India, at this moment, is talking about a forthcoming battle, if not a war, against China. Most of the mainstream media, both print and visual, is full of news narrating the possibility of a frontline clash between India and China. Media reports suggest there have been ´prov...
September 10, 2009
As the Asia Pacific region is in peril of the global warming and climate change, the western (and industrialized) countries should bailout the developing countries to cope up with the devastation of sea level rise, flood & drought and salination of surface water in those populous countries. More ove...
August 18, 2009
Finally the bereaved family of journalist Kamala Saikia, who was murdered by separatist militants 18 years back, has seen a ray of hope. The Assam-based freedom fighter turned teacher-journalist, Saikia fell prey to the conspiracy of the banned United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA, which admitted ...
July 19, 2009
Contrary to New Delhi´s policy on Burma (Myanmar), the civil society and advocacy groups of Northeast India continue supporting the pro-democratic movement in the military ruled country. If the Central government is willing to engage the Burmese junta for various strategic and trade relationship, th...
June 28, 2009
As the vultures in the sky are missing, the government and
non-government agency and organizations in India have come forward to
bring back the scavenging birds. The scientist and environmentalists
apprehend that after Pakistan and Nepal, the vulture population of India
had been declined by more...
April 17, 2009
Should a scribe goes for extracting of personal information of an individual, which is illegal in India, and then submit the details to a politician in power-this is the debate presently gaining momentum in Assam. The debate has also raised the pertinent question, whether a journalist has the ethica...
May 06, 2009
The devastating tropical cyclone that struck Burma (officially known as Myanmar) a year ago had shown the world the real face of the military rulers of the Southeast Asian nation. But the natural disaster had opened up the country to the international communities to some extent. The international ex...
April 06, 2009
Protest against the killing of an editor in Assam of Northeast India erupted, as the Journalist community declared and implemented a series of protest and demonstrations. A protest meet at the cremation ground itself appealed all the media persons of the State to get united and participate in the pr...
February 10, 2009
When one third of the world's poor lives in India, is it logical for New Delhi to go with the fascination of arms and aviation? India spends more and more money for the military empowerment, but ignores hopelessly the issue of health, where hundred thousands die due to curable diseases.
The issu...
January 25, 2009
Defying the diktat of militants, the citizen and journalists of Assam in Northeast India have decided to celebrate the 60th Republic Day as they had been doing regularly in the previous years. The conscious people would gather at Guwahati Press Club at 11 am on January 26 to hoist the National flag....
January 21, 2009
As Nepal welcomes 2009 as a secular democratic republic after shedding its earlier identity of a Hindu kingdom, bad news poured from the land of Maoists. The first two weeks of the new year brought the news of killing of a young woman journalist, suspectedly by the supporters of Communist Party of N...
January 09, 2009
Media persons in Assam and Northeast India have to perform their duties under tremendous work pressure but with low return in terms of salary other legitimate facilities. The trouble torn region has witnessed a media boom in the last decade, but the media persons including the journalists continued ...
December 18, 2008
As New Delhi starts talking tough on Dhaka regarding the terror issues, the banned Indian armed leaders, who are taking shelter in Bangladesh, have foreseen a difficult time ahead. Soon after the Mumbai terror attacks in November, which aroused unprecedented public anger against the terrorists as we...
December 29, 2008
As Bangladesh completes voting for the 9th parliamentary election on December 29 evening, apprehensions arise whether a post-poll scenario can ensure a stable democratic regime at Dhaka. From local political analyst to advocacy group doubts have been expressed if the loosing political party leaders ...
December 16, 2008
The terror attacks in Mumbai left more and more implications in Indian society. The latest prey may be the electronic media, which is functioning from the largest democracy in the globe. Soon after the terror strikes on the financial capital of India, the conscious people in the society came out wit...
November 27, 2008
At least 20 editor-journalists were killed in Assam during the last 17 years and surprisingly enough not a single perpetrator of these heinous crimes was booked under the law- this is how a Northeast India based journalist rights body expressed its concern and resentments. In a memorandum to the Ind...
November 07, 2008
Terrorism is the greatest threat to democracy and humanity. And the terrorists can not have any caste or religion. To deal with both the home-grown and international terrorism, a combined effort of political will and public support becomes the need of the hour. The speakers in a Citizen´s Me...
October 20, 2008
Can you believe that the head of a state government and a banned armed group possess exactly the same point of views regarding the illegal migrants from Bangladesh to Assam (India)? Here it happens in Northeast. The Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi had recently claimed that the victims of Darrang an...
October 04, 2008
How much casualties make a news item sexy for a news agency? Does a series of explosions in a State capital not enough for saleable news in the international media market? Should media reports on deaths in a particular act of terrorism without verifying the facts that those casualties were no way re...
September 25, 2008
Editors of newspapers are regarded as guide and mentors for the reporters. More over, an editor is recognized as the ultimate leader of the news desk, who takes the responsibility to direct the whole media team for a sustained growth. The editor also provides space for the promising reporters to enr...
September 09, 2008
If the media has to cover everything that affects the society, it cannot ignore the anomalies of media too. But writing on the media issues often invite debates among the journalists in particular and conscious people in general. Moreover the entire episode can create confusion among the common peop...
August 21, 2008
On August 15 last, a young Assamese girl asked her father-Pita, why are there vehicles (loaded with passengers) on the roads and also the shops open today? Are the citizens of Guwahati not observing the Independence Day (of India)? Rimpi´s father responded passionately that there were celebrat...
August 11, 2008
The influx from Bangladesh to Assam (India) remained a major issue of concern for the Assamese civil societies and advocacy groups since early Seventies. The All Assam Students Union (AASU) led historic Assam Agitation was the outcome of the prolonged anxiety of the indigenous people of the State ag...
July 23, 2008
After weeks of rigorous homework, sustained activities and glorified victories, the rebellion Communists of Nepal were ready to form a democratic republic regime at Kathmandu, but their hopes turned sour with the result of Presidential and vice-Presidential races, where the law makers in the Constit...
July 20, 2008
As the Indo-US nuclear deal finally puts the United Progressive Alliance government on test, many small and regional political parties of the country start gaining unexpected importance. The main opposition party of Assam, Asom Gana Parishad too emerges as a factor in the recent developments, where ...
July 13, 2008
The devastating tropical cyclone Nargis that struck southern Burma (Myanmar) two months ago, has revealed to the world that it was even less disastrous compared to its regime. The military regime, which not only ignored the difficulties faced by its own people after the disaster, but also restricted...
June 24, 2008
Corruption in journalism often makes news in Indian media. The creator of news also emerges as a matter of reporting in many parts of the country. The alienated Northeast too never ignored the trend. In fact, soon after the arrest of an Assamese scribe for his involvement in a bribery case with a se...
June 14, 2008
The Nepal Diasporas in America are in the mood of joy as their country has transformed from a monarchy to a federal republic democracy. While feeling optimistic about the future of the Himalayan nation without a king, they expect a greater role for the Nepali people living abroad, primarily in the...
May 28, 2008
Soon after the declaration of the extension of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest by the Burmese junta, the condemnation poured on the military rulers from the world communities. From the United Nations to European Union and the United States of America to other pro-democratic regimes in the...
May 21, 2008
Bloomington, USA: The non-resident Indians (Assamese) in USA, who remained concern on the increasing incidents of rhino poaching in Assam, has been preparing a 'White Paper' on the one horn rhinos in Assam, discloses Rajen Barua, the chief office bearer of the Friends of Assam & Seven Sisters (FASS...
March 27, 2008
Come April 4 and New Delhi will unfold the red carpet for the 'second man in command' of the Burmese junta, Maung Aye, who supposes to arrive in India for finalizing many business deals, primarily the Kaladan project. The project includes the development of Sittwe port in the Bay of Bengal and the...
March 05, 2008
The amazing news has come out from the land of Thunder Dragon. While the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan set a milestone embracing its first general election on the last day of 2007, the US government has extended its hands for resolving the burning refugee issue. On the first day of the year the ...
March 05, 2008
Nava Thakuria is an independent journalist based in Guwahati, Northeast India. He contributes articles for various media outlets in India and abroad. He can be contacted at navathakuria@gmail.com
March 04, 2008
Northeast India has turned in to a land of happenings. From insurgency to ethnic tension and economic activities to cultural discourses, it started drawing the attention of media worldwide. The alienated region of the country has suddenly woken up to an anniversary of a massacre that took place 25 y...
February 22, 2008
If a chief minister in India is identified as the head of a state government and the governors are recognized as the constitutional heads of the states. The Indian Constitution has given most of the political power to the chief minister, but the governors are also empowered with some special power ...
February 01, 2008
Defying militants' diktat, Northeast celebrates India's R-Day
If the mainland India observed the 59th Republic Day with fun fare, the trouble torn northeastern region of the country celebrated the Day with utmost conviction. Comprising eight States, the land locked region had been witnessing...
January 29, 2008
India has largely turned a blind eye to militant groups operating in its far-flung Northeast, the growing Islamisation of the region provides more than enough reasons for New Delhi to start paying closer attention to its Northeastern border. Stratfor has been closely monitoring the growing nexus bet...
January 28, 2008
By Nava Thakuria
Bangladesh, though witnessed an eventful 2007 amidst the emergency, postponement of general election, human rights violation and the arrest of some senior most political leader, had ended the year with some positive initiatives for empowering judiciary in the poverty stricken ...
January 28, 2008
The very first month of 2008 brought sad news for the wildlife lovers. The celebrated Kaziranga national park in Assam of Northeast India has witnessed the loss of three endangered one-horned rhino within January. All of them fell prey to the poachers to make the tally of 23 precious inmates in 13 m...