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Kaushik Deka

Kaushik Deka

Associate Editor, India Today

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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